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Posted by NikkiT2 on February 13, 2005, at 10:22:56
In reply to Re: Babblemail, babblemail, and more babblemail » NikkiT2, posted by Dinah on February 13, 2005, at 10:17:02
I did say I didn't think it was *impossible* Dinah.. Just mentioning the technicalities that I could see..
As long as Dr Bob uses a BCC field in an email to copy it to both parties (the sender and receiver) I can't see why it couldn't be done.
And you simply need set up a new folder in your email, and move all of them into that folder to keep them!
Nikki
Posted by jujube on February 13, 2005, at 11:02:58
In reply to Re: Babblemail, babblemail, and more babblemail » NikkiT2, posted by Dinah on February 13, 2005, at 10:17:02
Just a suggestion, as an interim measure, until a technological fix can be found. Perhaps you could select and copy your babblemail text and create and send an e-mail message to yourself (not babblemail) with the subject line indicating something like "Babblemail to ______". It means an extra step when babblemailing, but it would supply you with a record of what you sent.
Posted by Dinah on February 13, 2005, at 11:23:08
In reply to Re: Babblemail, babblemail, and more babblemail » Dinah, posted by jujube on February 13, 2005, at 11:02:58
It would save some of those middle of the night sweating wakeups, which is certainly worth an extra step. :)
Posted by Dinah on February 13, 2005, at 11:23:52
In reply to Re: Babblemail, babblemail, and more babblemail » Dinah, posted by NikkiT2 on February 13, 2005, at 10:22:56
Dr. Bob should engage you as a technical advisor! Since you know both sides of Babble.
Posted by NikkiT2 on February 13, 2005, at 12:42:56
In reply to Thanks to you too. :) » NikkiT2, posted by Dinah on February 13, 2005, at 11:23:52
The exchange rate is too bad to earn in $'s *lol*
Only teasing.. I'm just pleased to offer advice on this kind of thing where I can.. I find it sooo hard to offer emotional advice, I feel this way I am still offering things to PB.
Does that make sense?
Niki x
Posted by alexandra_k on February 13, 2005, at 14:32:04
In reply to Re: Want our cookies Dr Bob??? » alexandra_k, posted by NikkiT2 on February 13, 2005, at 7:33:57
Thanks very much :-)
I'll figure it out sometime today :-)
Posted by Dr. Bob on February 13, 2005, at 16:40:09
In reply to Re: Babblemail, babblemail, and more babblemail » Dinah, posted by NikkiT2 on February 13, 2005, at 7:31:55
> setting up CC to the senders email, so a copy gets sent as an email to your inbox, should be alot easier for him. But, it would have to a BCC (blind carbon copy) so that the receiver doesn't see your email address.
I don't know if sendmail has a bcc option. But it could just be a separate babblemail back to the sender. I guess whether to do that would be another setting, which would be off by default?
It shouldn't be too hard, but I'm working on something else right now. Sorry if posting gets turned off from time to time. Thanks, as always, for your patience,
Bob
Posted by partlycloudy on February 14, 2005, at 18:04:36
In reply to Babblemail, babblemail, and more babblemail, posted by All Done on February 13, 2005, at 0:17:47
Dr Bob, when we compose posts, we are given the opportunityt to review the post, make changes, check our spelling, make certain the post is being directed to the correct party or responding to the correct party - we get all the chances we need to be certain of what we're saying and to whom it's being said.
Babblemail, however, is a one time deal. You compost (oops, I mean COMPOSE) the message. In haste. In irritation. and voila! "your babblemail has been successfully sent".
Um. To the right person?
Um. Er. Was it civil?
Oh, jeez. Did I say what I just think I said?
And who have I said it to?I am thinking, hoping, crossing my fingers... that the current SNAFU here is due in part to the immediacy of the Babblemail configuration. And I am thinking, hoping, and crossing more digits - that either this feature be deactivated for the possible reasons cited above, or be improved upon, to make the possibility for errors like that more remote.
Posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 14, 2005, at 18:20:18
In reply to A serious oversight in Babblemail, posted by partlycloudy on February 14, 2005, at 18:04:36
I agree with that alright, Sweet Pete!
Posted by Dinah on February 14, 2005, at 20:18:33
In reply to Re: A serious oversight in Babblemail, posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 14, 2005, at 18:20:18
I might turn mine off. My OCD is going to be even worse. And my email is readily available to anyone who wants it.
Posted by alexandra_k on February 14, 2005, at 21:06:44
In reply to Re: A serious oversight in Babblemail, posted by Dinah on February 14, 2005, at 20:18:33
Compose in Word. Then you can save a copy for you. Then click on the posters name to open the Babblemail link that way you should get it to the correct person.
Posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 14, 2005, at 21:13:52
In reply to Re: A suggestion, posted by alexandra_k on February 14, 2005, at 21:06:44
> Compose in Word. Then you can save a copy for you. Then click on the posters name to open the Babblemail link that way you should get it to the correct person.
>
It's a good idea, sometimes I save my replies on my e-mail server, by cutting and pasting them over, it's still easy to hit the wrong send button though.. Especially when you haven't slept all night because your mind is all buzzy from the conversation you had with Alexandra the night before!! So reall˙ it's all your fault : )
Posted by alexandra_k on February 15, 2005, at 0:04:07
In reply to Re: A suggestion, posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 14, 2005, at 21:13:52
> So reall˙ it's all your fault : )
Aaaah yes, I knew it must be really... ;-)
Posted by partlycloudy on February 15, 2005, at 7:02:42
In reply to Re: A serious oversight in Babblemail, posted by Dinah on February 14, 2005, at 20:18:33
I turned mine off this morning. It is just too easy for me to make a mistake.
If anyone wants to email me, I can be reached at
partlycloudy at g mail dot com
Posted by Dr. Bob on February 15, 2005, at 8:09:44
In reply to A serious oversight in Babblemail, posted by partlycloudy on February 14, 2005, at 18:04:36
> Babblemail, however, is a one time deal. You compost (oops, I mean COMPOSE) the message. In haste. In irritation. and voila! "your babblemail has been successfully sent".
> Um. To the right person?
> Um. Er. Was it civil?
> Oh, jeez. Did I say what I just think I said?
> And who have I said it to?1. Has anyone ever sent a babblemail to the wrong person? The issue is clicking "reply" in your email program, not putting the wrong poster in the "recipient's posting name" box on the babblemail page, right?
2. I suppose there could be a preview step. But it's like email. Does your email program have a preview step?
Bob
Posted by partlycloudy on February 15, 2005, at 8:32:58
In reply to Re: a one time deal, posted by Dr. Bob on February 15, 2005, at 8:09:44
> 1. Has anyone ever sent a babblemail to the wrong person? The issue is clicking "reply" in your email program, not putting the wrong poster in the "recipient's posting name" box on the babblemail page, right?
>
I haven't done it to my knowledge. I thought it was a problem in composing and sending the original babblemail message rather than replying to someone else's.> 2. I suppose there could be a preview step. But it's like email. Does your email program have a preview step?
>No, with email you usually have a record of what you sent to whom. Babblemail is not something we have the ability to keep track of. Composing the message in Word doesn't really help unless you write it like a letter, with "to", "from", and any "cc's". But then you still have to send the mail to the correct people...
Posted by gardenergirl on February 15, 2005, at 9:34:58
In reply to Re: a one time deal, posted by Dr. Bob on February 15, 2005, at 8:09:44
I got a Babblemail in error, according to the sender who apologized.
gg
Posted by Dr. Bob on February 21, 2005, at 1:47:21
In reply to Re: CC to the senders email, posted by Dr. Bob on February 13, 2005, at 16:40:09
> it could just be a separate babblemail back to the sender. I guess whether to do that would be another setting, which would be off by default?
>
> It shouldn't be too hardThat part wasn't too hard, but I just made it a box that you need to click each time. Harder was: replies emailed to the server should now be returned automatically. :-)
Bob
Posted by All Done on February 21, 2005, at 1:57:55
In reply to Re: CC to the senders email, posted by Dr. Bob on February 21, 2005, at 1:47:21
> I just made it a box that you need to click each time. Harder was: replies emailed to the server should now be returned automatically. :-)
>
> Bob
Very nice. Thanks, Dr. Bob!
Posted by Dinah on February 21, 2005, at 13:55:30
In reply to Re: CC to the senders email, posted by Dr. Bob on February 21, 2005, at 1:47:21
Thanks Dr. Bob. :)
Posted by alexandra_k on February 21, 2005, at 15:09:55
In reply to Thanks Dr. Bob. :) » Dr. Bob, posted by Dinah on February 21, 2005, at 13:55:30
Posted by gardenergirl on February 21, 2005, at 19:58:08
In reply to Thanks Dr. Bob. :) » Dr. Bob, posted by Dinah on February 21, 2005, at 13:55:30
Yep, great feature!
gg
Posted by Dr. Bob on February 22, 2005, at 0:17:52
In reply to Re: Thanks Dr. Bob. :), posted by gardenergirl on February 21, 2005, at 19:58:08
Posted by TamaraJ on February 22, 2005, at 14:44:14
In reply to Re: Thanks for the idea :-) » Laurie (nm), posted by Dr. Bob on February 22, 2005, at 0:17:52
Posted by TamaraJ on February 22, 2005, at 16:05:00
In reply to Re: Thanks for the idea :-) » Laurie (nm), posted by Dr. Bob on February 22, 2005, at 0:17:52
I know these are not big deals, but could the system be further enhanced: 1) so that the sender receives some kind of notification that the message has been received/opened; and 2) to include an option to delete/retract a message after it has been sent (I have this option on my e-mail at work).
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