Sending a delayed message

In My Humble Opinion
1

What good method is there of sending a delayed message to someone? It needs to fit the following.

  1. They should receive it in 2 months
  2. They should be unaware that there is a message for them in the meantime.
  3. When they receive the message in 2 months they should be 100% convinced that I i)sent it today ii)after I sent it there was no possible way for me to delay/speed up/stop/change the message in any way
  4. Nobody else except for the ultimate recipient should read it.
    It can be either physical or electronic.
2

Well, there is a feature of MS Outlook where you can specify a ‘do not send before’ date.

And when the recipient receives the email as far as they can tell it was sent on the do not send before date.

I did this once to hide the fact that I was up at 4am sending emails… I made it look as if I’d sent the email at something like 9:28am
Edit: Is your dopername the Discworld Mr Shine?

3

That wouldn’t work. See requirement 3.ii) If I had the opportunity to manipulate it after I sent it then my friend will not accept that I never had any intention of changing it should circumtances not go my way. He should be able to fully believe once I sent it that it was out of my hands, and he would receive it come what may.

And yes it is from Discworld. Me Diamond :stuck_out_tongue:

4

Seal the envelope. Sign and date the outside and hand it to a trustworthy third party with instructions. A lawyer could even notarize the signature and date. The third party can deliver it.

5

[QUOTE=Mr Shine]
What good method is there of sending a delayed message to someone? It needs to fit the following.

  1. They should receive it in 2 months
  2. They should be unaware that there is a message for them in the meantime.
  3. When they receive the message in 2 months they should be 100% convinced that I i)sent it today ii)after I sent it there was no possible way for me to delay/speed up/stop/change the message in any way
  4. Nobody else except for the ultimate recipient should read it.
    It can be either physical or electronic.
    [/QUOTE]

If you have access to a unix box, you can do nearly any task at any time with the “at” utility, sending email included.

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[QUOTE=Belrix]
If you have access to a unix box, you can do nearly any task at any time with the “at” utility, sending email included.
[/QUOTE]
Yeah, but the queue can be hacked pretty easily. It doesn’t meet the OP’s requirements.