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Can you recall sent emails in OSX 10.3.9?
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ebuddy
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Apr 15, 2007, 10:31 AM
 
I just sent an email and am trying to recall it. Is this possible in the mail app of 10.3.9?
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Apr 15, 2007, 11:47 AM
 
Sorry, this is not possible with the standard mail protocol used on the Internet today (SMTP)
     
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Apr 15, 2007, 11:55 AM
 
Right, this limitation is not app or OS specific.
     
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Apr 16, 2007, 07:04 AM
 
I appreciate the help all. I should've known, at work of course we're using an intranet where this kind of thing can be managed.
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Apr 16, 2007, 08:15 AM
 
The mail server at work (probably Exchange/Groupwise/Lotus) is what allows you to recall messages at work.
     
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Apr 16, 2007, 08:33 AM
 
Originally Posted by mduell View Post
The mail server at work (probably Exchange/Groupwise/Lotus) is what allows you to recall messages at work.
Even then successfully recalling messages is not always successful. We use exchange at work and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't
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Apr 16, 2007, 09:38 AM
 
We use Exchange/Outlook at the office as well and I've yet to see the recall message functionality work. Usually you see the original message and the message following it is "Joe Blow is recalling message ....".
     
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Apr 16, 2007, 09:53 AM
 
Yes, I can recall them all quite clearly…
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Apr 16, 2007, 11:43 AM
 
Originally Posted by Chuckit View Post
Yes, I can recall them all quite clearly…
Recall only works if you recall it *before* the recipient reads it. So, pretty much you have to recall something immediately.
     
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Apr 16, 2007, 12:20 PM
 
AOL used to have a recall feature. As long as the recipient hadn't downloaded it, you could delete it. But that was centuries ago, during the Dark Ages of analog modems and dial up.
     
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Apr 16, 2007, 04:10 PM
 
If you control the servers and your recipient is local, why not delete the message at the file system level? (Or, in the case of Exchange, the DB level)?
     
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Apr 16, 2007, 10:38 PM
 
ya, I do this every day.
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Apr 16, 2007, 10:54 PM
 
Originally Posted by Sherman Homan View Post
AOL used to have a recall feature. As long as the recipient hadn't downloaded it, you could delete it. But that was centuries ago, during the Dark Ages of analog modems and dial up.
Back then, you had a few hours because your message probably hadn't even arrived yet.
     
   
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