How do I delete an email I just sent?

[Guest]

There must be a way to do this. I use Outlook. If I want to "unsend" an
email I just sent, how do I do that? I believe there is a way as long as the
recipient hasn't yet opened the email.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

If you've sent an email, there is no way to get it back or 'unsend' it.

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[Mike Flanagan]

you can do this with AOL but not w/ outlook..............hope the email
doesnt cause you too much trouble Mike

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

No way unless you and the receiver are both in the same
company/organization.
Then you need to contact the administrator.

Otherwise it has long been on the recipients Email server out of your reach
waiting to be downloaded..

 

[Anando [MS-MVP]]

Hello,

Have you ever accidentally sent an e-mail you wish you could "unsend"? Well, maybe you can.

If you use Microsoft Exchange Server as your e-mail server, and the recipient uses Outlook, you can
recall the message before the person has a chance to read it.

To recall a message after you've sent it:

1.. Open your Sent Items folder.
2.. Double-click the message you want recalled.
3.. On the Actions menu, click Recall This Message.
4.. To recall the message, click Delete unread copies of this message. To replace the message with
another one, click Delete unread copies and replace with a new message, click OK, and then type a
new message.
5.. To be notified about the success of the recall or replacement for each recipient, select the
Tell me if recall succeeds or fails for each recipient check box.
6.. Click OK.
From: http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/2000/tips/outlook.asp

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[Vanguard]

There must be a way to do this. I use Outlook. If I want to "unsend" an
email I just sent, how do I do that? I believe there is a way as long as
the
recipient hasn't yet opened the email.

Disable the send immediately option in Outlook. Then, from now on, give
yourself a cooling off period before sending that flame mail or a safety
period to let you find out if your statements were wrong. Review your
e-mails before sending. Customize the toolbar to remove the Send button to
force you to navigate into the File menu. Any changes you make are simply
trying to protect you from embarassing yourself from your own actions.

Once the e-mail is sent, you are no longer in control. You do not get to
control anyone else's host but your own. There is the possibility that you
could recall a message but that requires sending another e-mail which may
arrive too late and not be opened before the original mail is opened. There
are far too many requirements for recall to work that even under the best
scenario (sender and recipient within the same Exchange-Outlook
organization) it is still a flaky operation.

See http://snipurl.com/kx3b and http://snipurl.com/kx3c.

 

[?]

There must be a way to do this. I use Outlook. If I want to "unsend" an
email I just sent, how do I do that? I believe there is a way as long as
the
recipient hasn't yet opened the email.

You have to get in your car......... Quickly drive to their house. Break
in..... Boot their computer....... Run their email program and check their
mail......... Then delete the one you sent! Shut the computer down........
Get back into your car and go home. LOL

 

[Leythos]

you can do this with AOL but not w/ outlook..............hope the email
doesnt cause you too much trouble Mike

No you can't - once sent, it's up to the recipients email server to
honor cancel messages. On a company email system using Exchange,
sometimes you can cancel an email already sent, but most times it's just
out there.

 

[Winux P]

: There must be a way to do this. I use Outlook. If I want to "unsend" an
: email I just sent, how do I do that? I believe there is a way as long as
the
: recipient hasn't yet opened the email.

Looks like you might be getting that divorce, sacked from your job,
Apprehensive Violence Order, busted, reprimanded for your insults and bad
behaviour after all CWS.

Maybe you should sent a really bad virus out to that email and hope they
open that one first.

- Winux P

 

[Bruce Chambers]

There must be a way to do this. I use Outlook. If I want to "unsend" an
email I just sent, how do I do that? I believe there is a way as long as the
recipient hasn't yet opened the email.

If both you and the recipient are using the same Exchange Server, and
if the recipient hasn't yet downloaded the email to his/her personal
PST, then you should be able to recall the message.


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[Uncle Joe]

There must be a way to do this. I use Outlook. If I want to "unsend" an
email I just sent, how do I do that? I believe there is a way as long as the
recipient hasn't yet opened the email.

CWS, this is the Boss. Just got your flame email (with an Exchange notice
that you tried to cancel it). Don't bother coming into work tomorrow. You're
fired. We'll mail your personal gear along with your final check. See ya!
Good luck on your new counter job at Wendy's.

 

[djs0302]

you can do this with AOL but not w/ outlook..............hope the email

It only works with AOL if both the sender and recipient use AOL.