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Re: cancelling mail messages

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From: Bill Roman
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1986 06:44
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In article <3700@watmath.UUCP> atbowler@watmath.UUCP (Alan T. Bowler
[SDG]) writes:
> [...]  I know I send enough messages
>like "coming for supper?" that have no real meaning if the person
>doesn't see them soon enough.  Being able to retract them avoids
>bothering the person with unneeded mail.

Pardon my ignorance - can this be done with the "Expires:" line?
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From: roman@sigma.UUCP (Bill Roman)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp,comp.mail.headers
Subject: Re: cancelling mail messages
Message-ID: <948@sigma.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 3-Dec-86 01:44:43 EST
Article-I.D.: sigma.948
Posted: Wed Dec  3 01:44:43 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 7-Dec-86 02:17:10 EST
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