Email Amusement

[jc8654]

This was the highlight of my day today (too many lectures and too many meetings!).

I received an email which was explaining the minutes of a meeting and what needed to be done etc. All fairly serious apart from the fact the person forgot to attach them.....

Two minutes later, the subject of the next email:

"Shit, sorry. Forgot to attach it."

It certainly made me laugh!!!!

[paul]

Yea this happen to me as well, sometime I forget to attach the doc,that make me laugh and slightly upset.

[DPS Computing]

Hehe, at least I'm not the only one who does that. I now attach the document before I type the message so that I don't forget lol.

[eUKhost.com]

Originally Posted by DPS Computing

Hehe, at least I'm not the only one who does that. I now attach the document before I type the message so that I don't forget lol.

lol. I can recall such incidences when I mentioned "Please check attachment for further information" and I forgot to include it

[DPS Computing]

Originally Posted by eUKhost.com

lol. I can recall such incidences when I mentioned "Please check attachment for further information" and I forgot to include it

It has got to be high on the "Top Mistakes Made On The Internet By Users" if not the first item!

[deepak1027]

I wonder if physically it's "-------" possible to be attached

[eUK-Nick]

Originally Posted by DPS Computing

Hehe, at least I'm not the only one who does that. I now attach the document before I type the message so that I don't forget lol.

I too follow the same way now . . . It ensures that the mails always go out with the attachments. Embarrassment avoided

There were a couple of incidents where I had prepared reports in spreadsheets & then forgot to attach them. The mail sent out was a biiiiiiig one, sans the attachment

[DPS Computing]

I think a great new feature of an e-mail client would be to check if the word "attachment" is in the body of the e-mail and if it is and there is no attachment attached the e-mail program should pause the sending and ask "Are you sure you have remembered your attachment?".

PS to all email client makers (especially MS) - The idea is patented, trademarked and copyrighted DPS Computing. All rights reserved - feel free to pay me royalties if you wish!

[jc8654]

If only I came up with ideas like that. Instead I have to slave away making money.

[DPS Computing]

Originally Posted by jc8654

If only I came up with ideas like that. Instead I have to slave away making money.

Sometimes I do have nice brainwaves that are useful - its just a case of sorting out what is useful from what is not!

[jc8654]

Sounds like the story of my life (and my every day battle with emails!). Lol.

[paul]

I admire the idea of David "Are you sure you have remembered your attachment?", I think he should patent this idea.

[DPS Computing]

Originally Posted by paul

I admire the idea of David "Are you sure you have remembered your attachment?", I think he should patent this idea.

Its on the way to the patents office! Don't worry, I won't forget you all when I'm a multimillionaire! .

[jc8654]

I was going to say! Remember I started the thread that gave you the brainwave. Sowing the seeds etc.!

[DPS Computing]

Originally Posted by jc8654

I was going to say! Remember I started the thread that gave you the brainwave. Sowing the seeds etc.!

I will - i'll see how well the idea goes and then give you a reasonable percentage .

[jc8654]

I'm trying to ponder how you'd actually word the patent to cover all eventuallities.... And how it would all work... Would it be something like if it found the word "file" or "attachment" in the text it would prompt? Or would it just do it anyway?

[DPS Computing]

Only if certain words are found.

Normally in emails I send where I am intending on sending an attachment I normally have the words "please see attached" or something like that in the email text.