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Outlook - How can I utilise the defered delivery option when my outbox has a delay?
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Sam I
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Hey,
I have a rule on my email that means when I press send; my emails defer their delivery by 1 minute - I tend to notice a mistake as soon as I press send, this mitigates it for me. I don't want to lose this process/functionality but I've also been trying to utilise the new "Schedule this email to send at x time when this user is active". The problem is that if I schedule it to send later, my rule that defers my email by a minute overrides the scheduled delivery time.
Is there a way to create a rule that when the deferred delivery is set before pressing send, my rule doesn't apply to these emails? "If deferred delivery is not set, then set to 1, else use the set deferred delivery".
Best,
Sam
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Faery Fu-MSFT 18,526 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor2023-05-10T06:13:27.4+00:00 Hi @Sam I ,
I would like to know whether you are talking about the rules created using the rule guide or the delay delivery option in the ribbon?
And what do you mean Schedule this email to send at x time when this user is active? If possible, please provide specific screenshots so that we can better undserstand.
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Faery Fu-MSFT 18,526 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2023-05-16T08:57:26.7766667+00:00 Hi @Sam I ,
It has been a while and I am writing to see how things are going on with this issue. Have you had a chance to check the replies provided? Any update would be appreciated.
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YOUNG, Garrett 0 Reputation points2024-03-25T15:23:53.31+00:00 Resurrecting here -- also have the same issue. @Faery Fu-MSFT : Your screenshots are accurate for the settings I have questions about. The issue is when you use the following configuration:
- Rule to defer delivery by 1 minute (same as your screenshot).
- Configure individual email to have scheduled delivery longer than 1 minute (same as your screenshot).
The result is the rule to defer delivery by 1 minute overrules the scheduled delivery, when what should happen instead is the system should either 1) use the longer duration of the two, or 2) prefer the manual settings over the automatic settings.
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