I have happily been a Gmail and Google Apps account holder for several years. A feature that I felt had been lacking was the ability to schedule emails to be sent at a later date. I've searched for various solutions ... all of them disappointing ... until recently when I came across Boomerang for Gmail which does just that; it lets you write an email now and schedule it to be sent automatically at a scheduled time. There are both Google Chrome and Firefox plugins for Boomerang. The plugin adds a “Send Later” button in Gmail. It doesn’t get much easier than that to schedule emails for sending at a later date.
If you're interested in using Boomerang for free, here's the link:
Boomerang for Gmail
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Boomerang for Gmail: disappointing
Posted on 25 janvier 2012 by David Latapie
Boomerang is supposed to make up for a lack of mail scheduling in Gmail. Good idea, but sadly too much flaws to make it a viable option.
You must resort to the English interface (I tried with English (US); I did not try English (UK)); at least with French, the "Send Later" button won’t appear.
You must allow pop-ups for authentification!
You must allow IMAP access; if you activated the Advanced IMAP control lab, you must also allow Drafts to be visible in IMAP — does it mean that Boomerang has access to my mail?
The Hour must be entered manually, because the bulit-in calendar doesn’t allow selecting hours.
Extra conditions:
Scheduled mails do not appear in Drafts, but in a "Boomerang-Outbox" label (or in a new button in the toolbar!
It seems that Boomerang for Gmail can’t be deployed in Google Apps; it must be manually installed in any Chrome browser :/
Worst of all, the free version only allows for 10 messages to be scheduled.
It’s a shame, especially considering an earlier version was much better.
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