Re: Outlook should not notify recipient when recall message

From: Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] (suemvp_at_outlookcode.com)
Date: 11/11/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:34:37 -0500

The real issue here is that message recall doesn't really work. Don't use
it. 

-- 
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
     Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
     Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
     http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
"Ignatius" <Ignatius@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:94789A08-724E-4E33-96FE-5155DC079EFC@microsoft.com...
> All,
>
> Outlook should not notify a recipient when sender try to recall message
> because I think by notifying you are defeating the whole purpose of the
> functionality, which is to enable the sender to disgreetly recall their
> mistakes in their mails.
>
> Thanks
>

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