Automate 10 Minute Email Sending Delay?

[Durham_Black_Cat]

there does not seem a straight forward way of doing this.

 

a possible way in outlook client but in no way I endorse this method for this situation, as it is likely to cook up more problems than it does good. I'm just suggesting a technical solution to a non technical problem just for sh*ts and giggles. O365 doesn't seem to support this either, so therefore you are left with the client dealing with it which in itself is not a good idea.

 

Better done if there are no other rules as is easier when exporting and importing rules later

 

Create a rule in outlook Applying the rule to all messages sent

CONDITION - NONE click next and confirm the warning (even outlook thinks its a bad idea LOL)

ACTION - Defer delivery by minutes (### minutes)

EXCEPT - if marked with importance (HIGH)

 

go to manage rules and click options export rules

distribute the rule to all users to then import themselves or go around doing it yourself. you could powershell this possibly.

 

Although there is a technical solution for pretty much every non technical problem, it does not mean it has to be implemented or is even a good idea to implement it.

Even a delay of 1 minute could cause problems if eg a user clicks send and logs off within that one minute. the outlook client will not be running to send it therefore email will not send until the user next logs on to a computer or specifically that computer (if you don't use roaming profiles). I have had this before where the user has clicked send and logged off quicker than the outlook client could handle the email.

 

If you do implement something like this make sure you get it in writing from a senior member including as many problems this will cause and suggest an alternative non technical solution of user training.

 

Hi yes we've raised those potential issues and that's pretty much as far as we got as regards to a technical solution. We would need 2 rules so that internal emails are not effected (set their delay to 1 min), Outlook only appears to notice the first rule that applies (working down). We'd also have to including in the rule a copy of the entire global address book for because they don't recognise "inside of my organisation".

 

We've logged a ticket with Microsoft but they have not been much help other than saying there might be a way to do it but they don't know it!