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authorDave Whiteland <dave@mysociety.org>2015-03-03 13:55:24 +0000
committerDave Whiteland <dave@mysociety.org>2015-03-03 13:55:24 +0000
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parentb702d596b67d996bfb489b90293f6f39def11430 (diff)
Merge branch 'issues/2063-document-holding-pen' into gh-pages closes #2063
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@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ message under the title *Things to do*:
Click on that message &mdash; you'll see a list of all the messages that need
your attention. Click on any one of them to see the details.
+<div class="attention-box helpful-hint">
+ If the message does not belong to any request, you can delete it instead.
+ Simply click on the <strong>Destroy Message</strong> button instead of
+ redelivering it.
+</div>
+
When you inspect a message, you may see a guess made by Alaveteli as to which
request the message belongs to. Check this request. If the guess is right
&mdash; the incoming email really is a response to that request &mdash;
@@ -404,6 +410,7 @@ another request** button.
The message will now be associated with the correct request. It is no longer
in the holding pen, and is shown instead on the public request page.
+
### Rejecting spam that arrives in the holding pen
Alaveteli maintains a