See
https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3061/marti-issues/
and
https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3157/google-mail-with-triplea-issues-was-new-play-by-forum-game
So these are known problems. The developers are aware that PBEM needs a complete overhaul.
But - as always - this is not expected to happen anytime soon. Time is restricted and priorities might be different.
