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FLTDI t1_j1vkxya wrote

You know you can recall a message, especially if you caught it quickly.

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PinkbunnymanEU t1_j1vuk1b wrote

For outlook it depends on receivers policy as well, otherwise they get a request to recall; which makes them look closer at the email, best way is to add a 2min+ delay on all outbound emails (known as the career saver) so you can delete it when you accidently send.

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FLTDI t1_j1vvb68 wrote

What I like to do is fully type the email and read it before even putting the recipient in the address bar. Reduces sending a message prematurely

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hedgehodg t1_j1ww3pp wrote

That's actually brilliant, gonna have to start doing this myself!

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PinkbunnymanEU t1_j1vvh1n wrote

Especially when ctrl+enter sends, I've had more than one colleague send a half finished email because they managed to hit ctrl...

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Derpy_Dora t1_j1x2g0u wrote

I set my Outlook up like this after I accidentally caused a data breach. It's saved me multiple times.

Also I've made this specific typo by accident so many times, but thankfully always spotted it! I've switched to "best wishes" now. Much safer.

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Mass-Driver t1_j1vo2wf wrote

I did not know that...how?

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FLTDI t1_j1vvg8q wrote

Another thing for this specific issue, put "kind regards" in your signature, won't make this mistake again

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FLTDI t1_j1vq7vg wrote

Go to sent items, click on the email and look for "recall " if you can't find it, Google is your friend

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mattmelb69 t1_j1w96u2 wrote

Doesn’t always work. And the recall message makes people look more carefully at the email than they otherwise would

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