Is someone who is @mentioned in a direct message conversation they are not in still notified?
I've just tested this. Private messages are only visible to the people in the private conversation - if someone is @mentioned
and they are not in the conversation, they will not see the message and will not be able to view other messages in the conversation.
That direct messages using @mention
do not send notifications is also stated at the bottom of Slack's "Mention a member" documentation:
Tip: Using an @mention in a direct message with any member will not trigger a notification.
Additionally, since you cannot share messages from private conversations, the only way to share a message with someone outside of the conversation is to copy-paste it into a separate message to them.
So no, person C would not see the chat message with the @mention
or any of the other messages in the conversation.
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My Slack application (version 3.2.0 from the App Store) is running on my MacBook (running High Sierra 10.13.5).
I send direct messages to Persons A and B (I have invited both of them to the same direct message thread). In the message thread, I mention Person C by using
@person_C
. Is person C notified by the mention and will the message thread then be visible to person C?