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Q: how do I unsend an email?

I want to unsend an email.

Any way to do this?

 

Thanks

iPhone 6, iOS 8, wireless/wifi internet connection

Posted on Dec 6, 2015 5:34 PM

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Q: how do I unsend an email?

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Dec 6, 2015 5:36 PM in response to JakeMD1962
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    Dec 6, 2015 5:36 PM in response to JakeMD1962

    Unless the documentation for your email service says otherwise, you can't.

     

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  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Dec 6, 2015 8:09 PM in response to JakeMD1962
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    Dec 6, 2015 8:09 PM in response to JakeMD1962

    As it is already sent, there is no way to recall it. With the current speed of the Internet, the message was likely delivered prior to the thought that you wanted to recall it had formed in your brain.

     

    If your email is hosted by an internal network such as an Exchange server, the function can be implemented, but as I mentioned before, the network speeds make such a thing impractical. The only way it could possibly be recalled is if nobody had read the message, and the ability to know this would only be possible on some closed network.