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Title: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Clive on March 20, 2009, 17:45

Google has unveiled a new tool for Google Mail that could put an end to the embarrassment of sending an email to the wrong person.

The Undo Send tool lets you cancel the sending of an email - although you've only got a five-second opportunity to use the facility.

To try out the new tool, turn on Undo Send in Gmail Labs under Settings, and you'll see a new Undo link at the top of every sent mail confirmation. Click Undo and Google will snatch back the message before it's sent and move it into the Drafts folder.

Michael Leggett, a user experience designer at Google, said in the official Gmail blog: "Sometimes I regret sending a message the morning after. Other times I send a message and then immediately notice a mistake. I've had Undo Send turned on for a while and it's saved me several times."

At the end of 2008, Google added a tool called Mail Goggles, which helps prevent you sending messages you wish you hadn't.

http://gmail.google.com

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Rik on March 20, 2009, 18:18

I find engaging the brain first works pretty well, Clive. :)

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Clive on March 20, 2009, 19:56

My synchromesh sometimes plays up Rik.   ;D

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Simon on March 20, 2009, 20:51

It strikes me that it might have been more useful had they given more than five seconds to realise a mistake.  A minute or two would seem more reasonable.

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Clive on March 20, 2009, 21:44

24 hours would be better in my case so I can sleep on it.   ;D

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Simon on March 20, 2009, 22:38

 :laugh:

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Rik on March 21, 2009, 12:33

Quote from: Clive on March 20, 2009, 21:44

24 hours would be better in my case so I can sleep on it.   ;D

You sleep on your email - isn't that uncomfortable? ;D :scoot:

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Simon on March 21, 2009, 13:38

Some of his are fleece lined.  ;)

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Rik on March 21, 2009, 14:42

That reminds me of Brian Boru, but we'd need to move to the DZ. :)

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Simon on March 21, 2009, 16:30

Now I'm intrigued...  :devil:

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Rik on March 21, 2009, 17:06

It was all about condoms made from pig skin...  :devil:

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Simon on March 21, 2009, 17:08

Well, you know where the DZ is.  ;)

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Clive on March 21, 2009, 17:47

I remember lamb skin ones.   No, really!   8-)

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Simon on March 21, 2009, 18:02

Oh dear...   :)x

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Clive on March 21, 2009, 21:00

Rik will remember them too.  They were quite expensive and I never bought any.   ;D

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Simon on March 21, 2009, 21:35

You used to steal them?  :o

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Clive on March 22, 2009, 09:24

Only the sheep Simon.   ;D

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Simon on March 22, 2009, 09:30

 :crazy:

Title: Re: Google helps stop accidental emails
Post by: Rik on March 22, 2009, 11:14

Quote from: Clive on March 21, 2009, 21:00

Rik will remember them too.  They were quite expensive and I never bought any.   ;D

I believe you can still get them if you're latex intolerant.