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Per RichA:
Sigh. Key bounce.

A lady I used to work with said that every keyboard needed an "Oh ****!"
key: when pressed, it would recall the last message sent.
--
Pete Cresswell

On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:56:19 -0700 (PDT), Whisky-dave
wrote:
: On Wednesday, 25 September 2013 13:40:53 UTC+1, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
: Per RichA:
:
: Sigh. Key bounce.
:
:
:
: A lady I used to work with said that every keyboard needed an "Oh ****!"
:
: key: when pressed, it would recall the last message sent.
:
: I think there's a gmail plugin for that, what it does is not send your email
: after you hit send but waits for a set time before really sending it off.

Jeez, Outlook has had that option for decades.

Bob

On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:12:00 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:

On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:56:19 -0700 (PDT), Whisky-dave
wrote:
: On Wednesday, 25 September 2013 13:40:53 UTC+1, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
: Per RichA:
:
: Sigh. Key bounce.
:
:
:
: A lady I used to work with said that every keyboard needed an "Oh ****!"
:
: key: when pressed, it would recall the last message sent.
:
: I think there's a gmail plugin for that, what it does is not send your email
: after you hit send but waits for a set time before really sending it off.

Jeez, Outlook has had that option for decades.

It's built into Usenet. However, not all News Servers will accept
message cancellation. Here is what Agent has to say on the subject:

Begin quote
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rescind Usenet Post command (Action menu)
Use this command to remove a Usenet message you posted. Rescinding a
message sends a message to your news server asking it to delete the
message. This message is also passed along to the other news servers
on the Internet so that they can delete the message as well. Note: You
cannot rescind email messages after sending them.

To rescind a Usenet message:

1. Select the message and choose Rescind Usenet Message from the
Action menu. You can only rescind your own messages. Note:
Cross-posted messages only need to be rescinded from one of the
cross-posted groups.

2. In the Compose Usenet Message window, press Send Now or Send later
to transmit the message to your news server. You should not make any
other changes to the message.

After sending the message, the message will continue to appear in
Agent until it's automatically pruned or you delete it (see About
Message Purging for details). Since some news servers do not accept
rescind requests, you may want to verify that the posting was actually
deleted.

To verify that the message was deleted:

1. Highlight the message you rescinded.

2. Delete the message's body by selecting Delete Message Body from the
Message menu.

3. Try to retrieve the message's body again by choosing Get Bodies for
Selected Messages from the Action menu. If the rescind request was
accepted, the Message Body Not Available icon image\lost.gif will
appear next to the message.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
End quote

--

Regards,

Eric Stevens

On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:02:20 +1200, Eric Stevens
wrote:
: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:12:00 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:
:
: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:56:19 -0700 (PDT), Whisky-dave
: wrote:
: : On Wednesday, 25 September 2013 13:40:53 UTC+1, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
: : Per RichA:
: :
: : Sigh. Key bounce.
: :
: :
: :
: : A lady I used to work with said that every keyboard needed an "Oh ****!"
: :
: : key: when pressed, it would recall the last message sent.
: :
: : I think there's a gmail plugin for that, what it does is not send your email
: : after you hit send but waits for a set time before really sending it off.
:
: Jeez, Outlook has had that option for decades.
:
: It's built into Usenet. However, not all News Servers will accept
: message cancellation. Here is what Agent has to say on the subject:
:
: Begin quote
: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Rescind Usenet Post command (Action menu)
: [etc.]
: End quote

Recinding is a quite different process from waiting a set time to send out the
message. The latter, if properly implemented and properly configured, always
works as intended. Recission is unreliable by definition, because other sites
cannot be compelled to delete a message they've already received.

Bob

On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:21:16 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:

On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:02:20 +1200, Eric Stevens
wrote:
: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:12:00 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:
:
: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:56:19 -0700 (PDT), Whisky-dave
: wrote:
: : On Wednesday, 25 September 2013 13:40:53 UTC+1, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
: : Per RichA:
: :
: : Sigh. Key bounce.
: :
: :
: :
: : A lady I used to work with said that every keyboard needed an "Oh ****!"
: :
: : key: when pressed, it would recall the last message sent.
: :
: : I think there's a gmail plugin for that, what it does is not send your email
: : after you hit send but waits for a set time before really sending it off.
:
: Jeez, Outlook has had that option for decades.
:
: It's built into Usenet. However, not all News Servers will accept
: message cancellation. Here is what Agent has to say on the subject:
:
: Begin quote
: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Rescind Usenet Post command (Action menu)
: [etc.]
: End quote

Recinding is a quite different process from waiting a set time to send out the
message.

I agree. Some news agents do one, some do the other. Agent has a 'send
later' function which gives you time to rethink what you have just
written. Not all news agents do this and 'rescind' or 'cancel' is all
you have got. There are probably news agents which don't have either
function.

The latter, if properly implemented and properly configured, always
works as intended. Recission is unreliable by definition, because other sites
cannot be compelled to delete a message they've already received.

.... and many of them won't. They used to be much more casual in the
old days and mischievous types used to cancel other people's messages
just to stir up trouble.
--

Regards,

Eric Stevens

On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:27:45 +1200, Eric Stevens
wrote:
: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:21:16 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:
:
: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:02:20 +1200, Eric Stevens
: wrote:
: : On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:12:00 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:
: :
: : On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:56:19 -0700 (PDT), Whisky-dave
: : wrote:
: : : On Wednesday, 25 September 2013 13:40:53 UTC+1, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
: : : Per RichA:
: : :
: : : Sigh. Key bounce.
: : :
: : :
: : :
: : : A lady I used to work with said that every keyboard needed an "Oh ****!"
: : :
: : : key: when pressed, it would recall the last message sent.
: : :
: : : I think there's a gmail plugin for that, what it does is not send your email
: : : after you hit send but waits for a set time before really sending it off.
: :
: : Jeez, Outlook has had that option for decades.
: :
: : It's built into Usenet. However, not all News Servers will accept
: : message cancellation. Here is what Agent has to say on the subject:
: :
: : Begin quote
: : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : Rescind Usenet Post command (Action menu)
: : [etc.]
: : End quote
:
: Rescinding is a quite different process from waiting a set time to send out the
: message.
:
: I agree. Some news agents do one, some do the other. Agent has a 'send
: later' function which gives you time to rethink what you have just
: written. Not all news agents do this and 'rescind' or 'cancel' is all
: you have got. There are probably news agents which don't have either
: function.
:
: The latter, if properly implemented and properly configured, always
: works as intended. Rescission is unreliable by definition, because other
: sites cannot be compelled to delete a message they've already received.
:
: ... and many of them won't. They used to be much more casual in the
: old days and mischievous types used to cancel other people's messages
: just to stir up trouble.

Or because they had appointed themselves arbiters of Usenet propriety and
taste. They could be every bit as doctrinaire as a Muslim cleric or a Texas
Republican.

Bob