[Users] Fw: Delay sending emails by n minutes

[wwp]

Hello flyingrhino,


On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:40:12 +1300 flyingrhino <flyingrhino at orcon.net.nz> wrote:

> Forgot to cc my response to the group :(

No need, you included the ML in a Cc. See my reply! ;-)


Regards,

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:39:02 +1300
> From: flyingrhino <flyingrhino at orcon.net.nz>
> To: wwp <subscript at free.fr>
> Cc: users at lists.claws-mail.org
> Subject: Re: [Users] Delay sending emails by n minutes
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > Claws Mail has no delayed send option, either individually or not. You
> > can send later, but the whole queue will be sent and you have to decide
> > when.  
> 
> Thank you very much for the response.
> 
> 
> > 
> > One would say it should be the MTA to do that (from a workstation or
> > std home user PoV, I'd say it's irritative to talk about a MTA), another
> > one would suggest to use --send from a command-line call using an external
> > {script|program} fired as you want (that flushes the whole queue). Another one to
> > switch to Tbird + send-later plugin.  
> 
> I was on thunderbird which crashed every few minutes. This is why I moved to claws.
> Once I started using claws I realized that this is the best client on linux ! Even if thunderbird became stable again - I'm not going back !
> 
> I used the send-later plugin on TB as well as outlook (my work email) and it is super useful - if you ever send an email accidentally too early, or a minute after sending you want to edit something - it's too late :( This functionality saves you from embarrassment or worse.
> 
> For now I'm thinking of reprogramming the ctrl-enter to something more difficult (perhaps ctrl-alt-shift-enter) just to avoid mistakes. Then ctrl-enter can become send-later which gives me the option of correcting before sending.
> 
> > 
> > I'd be a nice feature to have, unfortunately I know no easy way to do
> > it, at least if you want to sending emails individually, each one w/ a
> > specific timer.  
> 
> Yes, definitely a feature request.
> Is this forum the correct place to make this request ?
> 
> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> >   
> > > On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 19:28:31 +1300
> > > flyingrhino <flyingrhino at orcon.net.nz> wrote:
> > >   
> > > > Hello fellow claws'ers
> > > > 
> > > > Does anyone know how to configure claws 3.11.1 to automatically hold on to emails I send for n minutes before actually sending it?
> > > > 
> > > > What I want to achieve is to send mail normally (ctrl-enter, or send button) , and claws automatically intercepts that and holds on to the mail for n more minutes before actually sending it. This will give me a chance to edit the mail during this time if I made any mistakes.
> > > > 
> > > > The reason for claws 3.11.1 is because this is the highest version in my linux mint repos.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks for making the best email client and sharing it with the rest of us.
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wwp
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