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I was wondering if there exists a thunderbird addon that gives similar functionality as Google's "undo send" feature? This basically just delays the sent message for a few seconds allowing the user to cancel the send if desired. I find this very useful in Gmail and would love the option now that I started using thunderbird.

I've seen the send later addon, but this isn't really what I want. I want something very similar to Google's feature where it automatically delays each message before sending with an easy to access option to cancel the send. Thanks!

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This is easily done in Outlook and shields from sending an unfinished email by pressing ctrl-enter. In Thunderbird, I really miss the feature. It should be possible to indicate how much time the mail should remain in the out box before actually being sent. The procedure for Outlook: news.cnet.com/8301-13880_3-9929823-68.html – Eric Darchis Aug 10 '10 at 17:37
Question was also posted to the Mozilla support: getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/topics/… – Eric Darchis Aug 10 '10 at 17:47
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That add-on probably is what you want actually, as that is all Gmail's "undo send" option really does behind the scenes. It doesn't actually send your email's instantly, but rather delays them so you have the option to opt out before it's actually sent. The option doesn't actually dig into people's mailboxes and take the email out. Once it's sent, it's pushed to a different mail server. If everyone in the world used Gmail, maybe they could take it out of someone else's mailbox for you, but since everyone doesn't, this is how their "undo" feature actually works.

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Yes I understand that. Maybe its my fault for not trying out the addon first. But is there a way to configure it so that for EVERY message I send it delays it by, say, 5 seconds? Thanks – josh Feb 7 '10 at 22:32
Basically I'm saying that I completely understand that Gmail's feature does not pull the message out of peoples' inboxes but rather "queues" it locally before sending. I'd just like to have the exact same functionality where the delay is automatically activated for every sent mail. – josh Feb 7 '10 at 22:36
I don't know about presets as low as 5 seconds, but there are other presets for 15 and 30 minutes that this extension allows you to configure. – John T Feb 7 '10 at 22:37
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Thanks...it would be cool if someone made an extension that does what I'm looking for. I've been saved many times by Gmail's undo feature where I quickly realize right after I hit send that I messed something up... – josh Feb 7 '10 at 22:44
@josh - why don't you post a comment on the developer's page and ask for this feature? :) – Molly7244 Feb 7 '10 at 22:51
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Try the "MagicSLR" extension. You can add a "Send Later button" or use it to replace the Send button.

MagicSLR extends functions and buttons to get and send messages. Many users missed a combined "Get/Send" button in Thunderbird. MagicSLR provides this button and more.

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