5 second rule for email.......

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kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 879133 - Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 17:17:29 UTC Gmail has come up with a new innovation for their email system that I think all email should incorporate.... A 5 second 'undo send' button..... I am sure every one of us has at one time or another hit the send button on an email only to instantly realize we have made a mistake either in the content or the intended recipients....... And the 'mail goggles' feature would help some of us who like to imbibe a bit.....LOL. CNN article on Gmail... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 879133 ·

[KWSN]John Galt 007 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Nov 99 Posts: 2444 Credit: 25,086,197 RAC: 0	Message 879147 - Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 18:29:39 UTC Man...you don't know how many times I would have liked to 'unring that bell', so to speak... Keep well, Mark... Clk2HlpSetiCty:::PayIt4ward ID: 879147 ·

Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0	Message 879179 - Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 20:07:44 UTC - in response to Message 879147. Can they make one of these for when you're talking? I could use it, sometimes. ID: 879179 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 879204 - Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 21:26:21 UTC That's a good feature for those who Could use one for posting here as well. So remember, "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 879204 ·

Blurf Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8962 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0	Message 879217 - Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 21:51:48 UTC I know of noone (myself included) who's done that in an email....it happens. ID: 879217 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 879244 - Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 23:19:03 UTC - in response to Message 879217. I know of noone (myself included) who's done that in an email....it happens. It does. I've received some pretty weird emails and PM's from some people who really shouldn't drink and type. But I guess that if they are drunk they won't be able to make it the 5 sec's regret time anyway. :-( "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 879244 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 879254 - Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 0:07:14 UTC - in response to Message 879244. I know of noone (myself included) who's done that in an email....it happens. It does. I've received some pretty weird emails and PM's from some people who really shouldn't drink and type. But I guess that if they are drunk they won't be able to make it the 5 sec's regret time anyway. :-( The problem with chemically alterd states of minds is that when you are in that state, you believe that your are being clever, so the 5 second rule would not do any good. A breathalyzer controlled computer might though... BOINC WIKI ID: 879254 ·

jamesNewman Send message Joined: 2 May 02 Posts: 38 Credit: 1,323,814 RAC: 0	Message 879260 - Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 0:16:51 UTC If you're using an Exchange server, you can perform a message recall anytime you want. ID: 879260 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 879268 - Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 0:35:26 UTC - in response to Message 879254. I know of noone (myself included) who's done that in an email....it happens. It does. I've received some pretty weird emails and PM's from some people who really shouldn't drink and type. But I guess that if they are drunk they won't be able to make it the 5 sec's regret time anyway. :-( The problem with chemically alterd states of minds is that when you are in that state, you believe that your are being clever, so the 5 second rule would not do any good. A breathalyzer controlled computer might though... You might be able to fool that with a can of compressed air. me@rescam.org ID: 879268 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 879288 - Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 1:32:19 UTC - in response to Message 879260. If you're using an Exchange server, you can perform a message recall anytime you want. Until it has actually been delivered. I have had times when I realized I switched send lists on two messages. I would have made the 5 seconds, but it was delivered long before that... BOINC WIKI ID: 879288 ·

jamesNewman Send message Joined: 2 May 02 Posts: 38 Credit: 1,323,814 RAC: 0	Message 879300 - Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 2:14:36 UTC - in response to Message 879288. If you're using an Exchange server, you can perform a message recall anytime you want. Until it has actually been delivered. I have had times when I realized I switched send lists on two messages. I would have made the 5 seconds, but it was delivered long before that... You can recall after it has been delivered. I had to write a series of scripts that do this daily on false positives for SMARTS InCharge. ID: 879300 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29856 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 879382 - Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 14:13:37 UTC It seems that several systems are following that trend. MS Outlook is incorporating the same feature and Google put it on hotmail accounts. ID: 879382 ·

Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59	Message 879608 - Posted: 27 Mar 2009, 0:29:04 UTC I'm happy this wasn't around a few years ago when one of the supervisors emailed the company's plans to several employees by mistake. He actually phoned and asked that we delete the email without opening it. HAHAHAHAHA Needless to say, I was armed and ready for the next lie session, I mean crew meeting. ID: 879608 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65762 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 879619 - Posted: 27 Mar 2009, 1:24:59 UTC 5 seconds? Sounds rather useless to Me. But If Google wants to do that I don't care one way or the other. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 879619 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 879692 - Posted: 27 Mar 2009, 6:16:26 UTC But the panic rush you feel in those first 5 seconds is quite extraordinary. me@rescam.org ID: 879692 ·

Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0	Message 879781 - Posted: 27 Mar 2009, 17:28:49 UTC - in response to Message 879254. Last modified: 27 Mar 2009, 17:29:20 UTC A breathalyzer controlled computer might though... Many many years ago, as a grad student, I got to be a subject in the test of a car ignition control system using a breathalyzer. You got to drink school issued booze in carefully measured quantities, blow into a tube, and then perform some cognitive and functioning tests. The researcher gave up, after he found that several students could pass the tests when they couldn't even walk, and a small but non-zero number of students failed the tests stone cold sober. He never would tell us which category any of us fitted into, but it made for interesting speculation. A buddy of mine told me he took part in a similar test program in California in the late 1960s, using street drugs plus booze. Again, no meaningful results, but they did discover some combinations that were incredibly fast at making you barf. All over the test equipment. ID: 879781 ·

Uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1	Message 879968 - Posted: 28 Mar 2009, 4:30:03 UTC Hey Guys and Girls, back on topic please. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt ID: 879968 ·

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