IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 User Guide

Message recall

It happens at times that we send an e-mail and then immediately realize that we have either sent it to the wrong person, have forgotten the attachment, or just should not have sent it! We can recall a message that we have sent and saved. This is useful if we sent a message when it was still not ready to be sent, or if we want to edit the content of a sent message and resend it. Be aware that some organizations may have disabled this feature and the Recall Message button will not be available to us.

How to recall a message

If we find that we have sent a message that we need to recall, follow the steps given here:

1. In our mail, open Sent or All Documents.
2. Select the message that we want to recall.
3. Above the message list, click the Recall ...