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# Verify your message was successfully sent
When you send a message, it first goes to a Zulip server, and then the Zulip
server sends it out to all the recipients.
Sometimes there can be delays if your device is on a poor network
connection. Zulip lets you know when your message successfully reaches the
server.
## Verify that a message reached the Zulip server
Look for a **timestamp** (like `4:53`) on the right side of the message. If
you see a timestamp, the message successfully reached the server.
You can see what a message without a timestamp looks like by disconnecting
your computer from the internet, and sending a message.
## When to resend
By default, Zulip will try to resend the message when it is re-connected to
the internet.
If Zulip gives up (or if the Zulip server returns an error), it will
add two **red icons** (<i class="fa fa-refresh" style="color: red;"></i> <i
class="fa fa-times-circle" style="color: red;"></i>) to the right side of
the message. If you don't see the red icons, there is no need to resend.
If you do see the red icons, you can either
* Click **resend** (<i class="fa fa-refresh" style="color: red;"></i>)
to attempt a resend.
* Click **cancel** (<i class="fa fa-times-circle" style="color: red;"></i>)
to delete the message.
* Reload the page to cancel all the messages with red icons.