UBS salesperson wishes emails had an "un-Send" button.

nomad66 · #1 12.11.2010, 20:53

http://news.hereisthecity.com/news/b...ws/11850.cntns

Deep Purple · #2 12.11.2010, 20:59

Perhaps the originator of this email also wishes it could be un-sent

chandler · #3 12.11.2010, 21:06

yeah they should !
but thinking of practical implementations, they would be a nightmare to implement in the current way email is handled.
though gmail has a beta service just to prevent accidental sending of emails.. a very naive attempt but nonetheless
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/1...you-later.html

V__ · #4 12.11.2010, 21:13

GMail has this feature, after you press send it won't actually send it for the next 3 or 5 minutes, in this time you can cancel the sending.

adrianlondon · #5 12.11.2010, 21:24

Manu email clients have this feature; even Outlook. You create a rule to activate on send, and set a delay.

NotAllThere · #6 12.11.2010, 22:12

Outlook permits you to recall and resend a message. Of course, it doesn't stop the recipient from reading the original, but it can be useful from time to time.

Thunderbird has a nice feature that warns you if it suspects you haven't attached an attachment.

Definition of the nonosecond. The time taken between hitting send and realising that you really shouldn't have.

Deep Purple · #7 12.11.2010, 22:52

	Quote:	NotAllThere
	Thunderbird has a nice feature that warns you if it suspects you haven't attached an attachment.

Google Mail also has that. I wish Outlook had it.