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Outlook 2003 - Sending Email

Recalling Messages

SUMMARY: Attempt to stop an Outlook 2003 message from being delivered and read.

Recalling is not just for politicians. There may be times where you send an e-mail message and quickly realize you didn't mean to send the message, or you noticed an error in the e-mail that needs to be fixed. Outlook 2003 has an option to recall messages, yet there are several caveats:

1. The recipient must also be using Outlook 2003. Recipients using other e-mail software may not recognize such messages.

2. If sending to other companies or organizations using Outlook 2003, a particular other e-mail server may not support or recognize recall messages.

3. Recall will not work if recipients have already read the message.

4. An e-mail server may accept message recall yet it may still store an old copy of the message for archiving.

To attempt to recall a message:

1. From Outlook 2003, open the "Sent Items" folder.

2. Double-click the e-mail you wish to recall, opening it in a new window.

3. Select "Actions" - "Recall this message".

4. Choose to either delete unread copies of the e-mail or delete unread copies of the e-mail, replacing it with a new message.

5. Check or uncheck "Tell me if recall succeeds or fails for each recipient" as desired.

6. Click "OK".

7. If you chose to replace the e-mail, enter in your new message and send it.

 

 
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