# 3.4 Replying to messages

The tester can only reply to a comment if the planner has previously specified this. If the planner has given the option to reply, there is a reply button below the message history, which the tester can use to write his reply. If the planner has not enabled the reply option, you will recognize this by a info text at the very bottom stating "The reply option was not given for this message". Each comment can be replied to only once at maximum.

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If the planner has not released the reply option, you can tell by the information displayed at the bottom “The reply option was not given for this message”.

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