How to delay sending messages?

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NWGuy

I would appreciate help on how to set up Entourage so that my messages
aren't instantly sent when I press Command-Enter. At work I use Outlook 2003
and have it set up to send messages only every 10 minutes. This is great
because more often than I should I realise only after pressing Send that the
message has a mistake or needs further editing. But here at home, using
Entourage v.X (latest) on OS 10.3.3, my messages go instantly.
I notice there is a Send Now and Send Later but don't understand the
mechanics of their functionality, other than what sounds obvious.
I have also got two Schedules set up under Tools, called "Send & Receive
All" and "Send All." They both are set up for Repeating Schedule every 10
minutes. And Entourage does check for new messages every 10 minutes. But it
sends messages instantly, not every 10 minutes.
Welcome your helpful advice.
Rick
 
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Mickey Stevens

I would appreciate help on how to set up Entourage so that my messages
aren't instantly sent when I press Command-Enter.
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There is no workaround. Simply do not press Command-Enter or
Command-Return. If you accidentally press it, immediately press
Command-Period to terminate the network process of sending the message.
At work I use Outlook 2003
and have it set up to send messages only every 10 minutes. This is great
because more often than I should I realise only after pressing Send that the
message has a mistake or needs further editing. But here at home, using
Entourage v.X (latest) on OS 10.3.3, my messages go instantly.
I notice there is a Send Now and Send Later but don't understand the
mechanics of their functionality, other than what sounds obvious.
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The "Send Now" button (same as Command-Enter or Command-Return) closes the
message window and sends the message to the mail server immediately. The
"Send Later" button (same as Shift-Command-Enter or Shift-Command-Return)
closes the message window and places the message in the Outbox folder under
"On My Computer." The message is then ready to be sent, and will be when
(a) a schedule is launched with the action to Send All (like the Send &
Receive All and Send All schedules) or (b) you open the message from the
Outbox and press the "Send Now" button.
I have also got two Schedules set up under Tools, called "Send & Receive
All" and "Send All." They both are set up for Repeating Schedule every 10
minutes. And Entourage does check for new messages every 10 minutes. But it
sends messages instantly, not every 10 minutes.
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Just press the "Send Later" button (or Shift-Command-Return) when you
compose mail. It will then stay in the Outbox until the schedule runs.

Keep in mind that the schedule runs every ten minutes. This means that if
you press the "Send Later" button nine minutes and fifty seconds into your
Entourage session, your message will be sent ten seconds later. So all
messages in the Outbox will be sent every ten minutes regardless of when
they were put there.

By the way, there's no need to have the "Send All" schedule running every
ten minutes if you have the "Send & Receive All" schedule running at the
same interval, because the latter does the same as the former as well as
retrieving mail.

In case you're interested, there are also some "Delayed Send" AppleScripts
that give you greater control over when your messages are sent. You can
find them here:
<http://www.scriptbuilders.net/category.php?search=Delayed+Send>
 
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Dave Cortright

I would appreciate help on how to set up Entourage so that my messages
aren't instantly sent when I press Command-Enter. At work I use Outlook 2003
and have it set up to send messages only every 10 minutes. This is great
because more often than I should I realise only after pressing Send that the
message has a mistake or needs further editing. But here at home, using
Entourage v.X (latest) on OS 10.3.3, my messages go instantly.
I notice there is a Send Now and Send Later but don't understand the
mechanics of their functionality, other than what sounds obvious.
I have also got two Schedules set up under Tools, called "Send & Receive
All" and "Send All." They both are set up for Repeating Schedule every 10
minutes. And Entourage does check for new messages every 10 minutes. But it
sends messages instantly, not every 10 minutes.
Welcome your helpful advice.
Rick
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Use Send Later to queue the message in the Outbox which will then be sent
next time you do a send and receive. You probably should just remove any
"Send" schedule items, use the Send Later option, and then manually Send All
when you're ready.
 
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Paul Berkowitz

Use Send Later to queue the message in the Outbox which will then be sent
next time you do a send and receive. You probably should just remove any
"Send" schedule items, use the Send Later option, and then manually Send All
when you're ready.
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And you can do that by pressing Shift-Command-K when ready if you wish.

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Paul Berkowitz
MVP Entourage
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>

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