Comments on: “Oh crap! I can’t believe I just sent that email!” How to save yourself from sending idiotic messages http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/05/02/oh-crap-i-cant-believe-i-just-sent-that-email-how-to-save-yourself-from-sending-idiotic-messages/ Gadgets, gear, and greatness for people on the go Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:00:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sam http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/05/02/oh-crap-i-cant-believe-i-just-sent-that-email-how-to-save-yourself-from-sending-idiotic-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-6861 Sam Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:12:37 +0000 http://lifeapps.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-6861 what if you only want to recall the message to one person out of a few recipients, who was mistakenly cc'd, as the silly address auto-text put in the wrong perosn with the same first name :¬/?? what if you only want to recall the message to one person out of a few recipients, who was mistakenly cc’d, as the silly address auto-text put in the wrong perosn with the same first name :¬/??

]]> By: Kevin http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/05/02/oh-crap-i-cant-believe-i-just-sent-that-email-how-to-save-yourself-from-sending-idiotic-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-5945 Kevin Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:29:22 +0000 http://lifeapps.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-5945 No. No.

]]> By: John International http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/05/02/oh-crap-i-cant-believe-i-just-sent-that-email-how-to-save-yourself-from-sending-idiotic-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-5944 John International Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:19:18 +0000 http://lifeapps.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-5944 Is recalling or destroying of a sent email without the recipient's permission not illegal? Once an email has been sent, it become the property of the recipient. Therefore, recalling or destroying the recipient's mail without his permission is not only unethical but it is also criminal. Has there been any legal precedent like criminal charge for hacking or theft of email because of email recall or email deleting/destruction? Pulling a mail from someone else's email account without his permission is hacking. Can someone give me some opinions on this? Thanks. Is recalling or destroying of a sent email without the recipient’s permission not illegal? Once an email has been sent, it become the property of the recipient. Therefore, recalling or destroying the recipient’s mail without his permission is not only unethical but it is also criminal. Has there been any legal precedent like criminal charge for hacking or theft of email because of email recall or email deleting/destruction? Pulling a mail from someone else’s email account without his permission is hacking. Can someone give me some opinions on this? Thanks.

]]> By: TK http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/05/02/oh-crap-i-cant-believe-i-just-sent-that-email-how-to-save-yourself-from-sending-idiotic-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-5553 TK Mon, 09 May 2011 16:14:17 +0000 http://lifeapps.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-5553 This is great guys. I think the best workaround to this problem of sending and then recalling is, as kc said, taking your time. But for technical and not so much practical solution, the 2 solutions are also listed, so thanks for that. All in all, Outlook does the best job it can to have a mechanism in place to get email to the other user quickly and efficiently while trying to also on the backend offer a way for the quick witted typist to recall the perhaps less than flattering Faux pas he/she just made. It's a hard balance, and quite frankly, I don't know how Outlook can do better. It's a balancing act that truly has no all-sides-win solution, does it? Again, thanks for the posts. Great read. ;) This is great guys. I think the best workaround to this problem of sending and then recalling is, as kc said, taking your time. But for technical and not so much practical solution, the 2 solutions are also listed, so thanks for that.

All in all, Outlook does the best job it can to have a mechanism in place to get email to the other user quickly and efficiently while trying to also on the backend offer a way for the quick witted typist to recall the perhaps less than flattering Faux pas he/she just made. It’s a hard balance, and quite frankly, I don’t know how Outlook can do better. It’s a balancing act that truly has no all-sides-win solution, does it?

Again, thanks for the posts. Great read. ;)

]]> By: kc http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/05/02/oh-crap-i-cant-believe-i-just-sent-that-email-how-to-save-yourself-from-sending-idiotic-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-103 kc Mon, 12 May 2008 23:35:20 +0000 http://lifeapps.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-103 Eric, Completely agree that the Outlook recall feature is clunky, funky and far less than ideal. The best practice is to exercise a little judgment when writing emails - combined with the defer delivery rule. If I'm ever upset or annoyed by something at work, I'll employ the 12-24 hour sanity check - and only respond then. Thanks for your very thoughtful comments!!! -kc Eric, Completely agree that the Outlook recall feature is clunky, funky and far less than ideal. The best practice is to exercise a little judgment when writing emails – combined with the defer delivery rule. If I’m ever upset or annoyed by something at work, I’ll employ the 12-24 hour sanity check – and only respond then. Thanks for your very thoughtful comments!!!

-kc

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