What is Remail?
1.
Attempting to follow up on previous email messages which have gone unanswered.
employee: "Jim isn't responding to my email requests to shut down the Hope Creek nuclear power plant before the East shore of New Jersey is a radioactive wasteland."
boss: "Well, remail him. Maybe he's just busy."
2.
1. <I>verb</I>, Writing an e-mail message to one friend and copying out large paragraphs of text to resend to other friends as if one had composed a personal message for each of them. 2. <I>noun</I>, An electronic form letter about one's personal life often sent to mutual friends separately (i.e., rather than carbon copied).
"Did you hear that Jane broke up with Bill?"
"Yup, I'm sure she remailed me the same message you got."
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3.
Sending the same (normally work related)
"Did you get a reply about those reports you sent Jeff yet?"
"No, the
sod probably hasn't even looked at it yet, I'll remail him."
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4.
Referring to repetitively sent mail.
Your remail refers.
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5.
to reply to an email; an email reply
John didn't answer my email, so I sent him a REmail.
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6.
a forwarded email that has not entered into the recipient's inbox in a readable or discernable format
I got your
forward but it was a total remail so I have no idea what it said.
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