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How do I get mail to outbox to send when I want

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mpsmom
mpsmom

I do not want mail to go out automatically when I push send. I see now that if I go into the menu on a particular msg, I can choose send later and it goes to my outbox. How do I set that globally?

I do not want mail to go out automatically when I push send. I see now that if I go into the menu on a particular msg, I can choose send later and it goes to my outbox. How do I set that globally?

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To send messages in the Outbox, File/Send Unsent Messages.

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sfhowes
sfhowes
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I don't think you can globally change Send to Send Later, but it's possible to add a Send Later button to the Write window, and to schedule sending with another add-on.

See this discussion for more options.

mpsmom
mpsmom Question owner

Thanks. From the menu, I sent one msg to my outbox, then couldn't figure out any way to send it since there is only a "get messages" and no send messages button

sfhowes
sfhowes
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Chosen Solution

To send messages in the Outbox, File/Send Unsent Messages.

fulcrum
fulcrum

You can also RtClick on your Outbox and pick the "Send Unsent Messages" option.

OR -- the brute force method -- click the icon at the bottom left of the T-Bird window and put it in Offline mode so it cannot send anything until you put it back Online.

More than one way to skin a cat, as the folks used to say.