Timing of FUN server processes

[sallylillian]

Jim One creates a post and seeing it in the live thread notice an error. Its already posted, but the edit button lets you back in to correct it and save the revised post. The post obviously initiates email notifications as appropriate that are set up by members. But at what point do these emails get emailed by the server? Immediately the post is first saved or after a time frame adjustable by you?
The reason I ask is that I have just posted and recognised an error and went back to correct it and I was reminded of a post you made in response to me a few weeks back, the notification email to me demonstrated a spelling error which you had corrected when I reviewed the post on the web literally minutes later. If it is instant then errors of a more substantial inflammatory nature could be sent by email but removed by an errant member with regrets but not quick enough.
Just musing.
Note I have gone back in and corrected 2 spelling errors. less than 60 seconds from posting

 

[Jim]

Emails get sent every few minutes, so you might get lucky and manage to correct a message before it is sent. Sods law says that if it is a critical error or one that makes the sender look stupid you will always be too late.

Private messages are different in that the message does not get sent in full, only a message to say you have a new message so you can change it after it's been sent. I had to change this as any bounces were sent back to me and I could see the whole message when I really didn't want to.