MakeSentFromiPhoneReadable 1.0
This script takes every (unreadable) iPhone or iPod Touch originated email message in the sent items folder of MS Entourage, and turns it into a new sent item while stripping the non-standard exchange header and deleting the unreadable original items. The resulting messages are readable versions of the originals.
published on Monday, the 1. December 2008, scriptbuilders
See on-the-fly 'or' Smart Mailbox views in Mail
As you may be aware, by using the Command key modifier in Mail.app, you can select multiple mailboxes at once. This feature extends Smart Mailboxes, too, and that turns out to be quite useful in some circumstances. For example, I have one Smart Mailbox set up that shows all messages from "John," and another from "Mary", two work colleagues. By selecting both of these mailboxes, I can see all messages from John or Mary, which is often useful. Another possibility would be All Unread Messages with All Today's Messages -- the possibilities are limited only by your imagination, and the scope of your Smart Mailboxes, of course! [robg adds: This is a fast way to build a one-time "or" message list; if you want to build "and" combinations, you'll need to create a new Smart Mailbox set to match "all" following conditions. You can then set the first pop-up field to 'Message is in Mailbox' or '...
published on Thursday, the 16. October 2008, macosxhints
Use Gmail Labs to remove 'All Mails' folder from Mail.app
Are you bugged by the [All Mails] folder in your Gmail IMAP account showing up in Mail.App? Maybe because it shows duplicates for every search your make, or maybe because the "unread" count is doubled? Well, me too!To my delight, I just stumbled on the Gmail Labs feature called Advanced IMAP Controls. Among other things, this feature lets selectively enable or disable labels when using IMAP to access your Gmail account -- so yes, you can get ride of the annoying [All Mails] folder (and other Gmail folders, if you wish) from Mail.App.To access the Gmail Labs options, go to your Gmail Settings page on the Gmail website; on that page, Labs is the last tab on the right. Advanced IMAP Controls appears a fair ways down the page; enable it, then click the Save Changes button. Now click on the Labels tab, and uncheck the Show in IMAP box next to each label that you'd like to keep out of Mail.app.Finally! It's incredible how a small thing like this can make your life ...
published on Monday, the 13. October 2008, macosxhints
Another way to set up a 'unified' iPhone email inbox
With no unified Inbox (for good or bad), people have come up with lots (and lots) of ways of combining their email accounts into one. And with MobileMe offering push, I'm guessing some people have tried this configuration: having all their emails forward to their mac/me.com address.However, then the problem is with replying ... when you do so, you'll expose your mac/me.com address. So, there's always the option of setting up extra SMTP servers (which has already been documented). But that doesn't allow you to truly reply from a different account (let's say your email address is for a business, and the name is different).At least for Google (and other IMAP accounts?), there's a way to create a "send-only" account -- which has already been documented as using the "manual" checking of that account only. But that could leave you with more emails unread than you expect (as your phone may check the non-MobileMe account).So is there a way to:Set up a Gmail a...
published on Monday, the 25. August 2008, macosxhints
See Gmail unread message count in Safari's dock icon
If you are like me, you want to keep an eye on your private e-mails even when you're working. In my company, all ports except the ones for FTP and HTTP are blocked, so there's no chance to run e-mail client software such as Mail. I also don't want to log into my mail account every hour (IT/help desk is watching you...), or install a special widget or menulet -- but now I've found a nice way to stay informed about new messages in my Gmail mailbox.The following assumes you have Safari running all the time, and that you're using Gmail (or any other mail account with an RSS feed available).Download the Safari Dock Status SIMBL plug-in. Eventually you have to install SIMBL as well. With the help of SIMBL, you can extend some aspects of Safari (and other applications). Both are free, but install them at your own risk.SIMBL comes with an installer, but th...
published on Wednesday, the 6. August 2008, macosxhints
Possible conflict with open messages in Mail and iPhone
Be aware that if you leave an email message displayed/open on your iPhone, that message may not appear in Mail's messages list on your computer(s).I've tried to replicate the issue with other messages, but wasn't able to do so 100% of the time. So I'm not sure why sometimes this is the case, and other times not. In any event, this is how it happened:My iPhone was in Sleep mode.On my MBP, I read an email message, flagged it, marked it Unread, and moved on to other email messages.When finished (leaving Mail open), I put my MBP to sleep.Later that evening on my iPhone, I opened that email message.Without closing the message, I put my iPhone to sleep.The next day, back in Mail on my MBP, that message was no longer in the messages list.On my iPhone, the "missing" message was still displayed in the Mail app. I closed the message by returning to the messages list, and after a couple minutes, that message was once...
published on Tuesday, the 5. August 2008, macosxhints
Mail Saver 3.6.2
Apple's Mail works wonderfully to send and receive messages, but using it for long-term storage of email has undesirable consequences. Mail Saver solves this problem by moving messages into the Finder for long-term storage. It does this by linking mailboxes to Finder folders. When Mail Saver saves the contents of a mailbox, it copies its messages into its linked folder, then moves the original messages to Mail's Trash. The linked folders can be located anywhere you wish, such as with a project, an account or an interest group. Mail Saver simply copies a message without doing any file conversion, thus a saved copy of a message is simply a Mail document (.emlx) file which must be opened with Mail. These saved documents may be Replied, Redirected, Forwarded, Bounced and Printed by Mail just like any other message. (But, they cannot be Junked, Deleted or Flagged). Saved messages also retain attachments, if present. Searching saved messages in Leopard is easy, simply use Spotlight. The saved copy of a message is modified so that: • The file name is the header's subject; • The modification date is the header's Date Sent; and • The comment is the header's To: address (for sent mail) or From: address (for received mail). This allows you to easily identify messages in a List View Finder window. Mail Saver always saves the oldest messages first, so that the Finder shows the most recent messages at the top. Mail Saver uses Apple's Mail as its interface and its action is determined by the mailbox selected in Mail's frontmost Viewer. Here is a brief summary of Mail Saver's features: Linked User Mailboxes — Route messages manually or automatically, using Mail's Rules, to User mailboxes, each linked to a folder. Mail Saver moves the contents of a linked mailbox into its linked folder. The originals are not immediately erased, but are moved into the Trash mailbox. Unread messages are labeled gray and the linked folder is opened showing messages ready to read. Mail Saver Table of Contents — Gives you instant access to Mail Saver, Help, Mail-Safe, (Spot-Mail) and to your linked folders via a menu in the Dock or Script Menu. Save Selected Messages — Selected messages in the Inbox and Sent mailboxes can be saved to any location. The original message is not moved to the Trash mailbox, so you can save multiple copies to multiple locations. Mail-Safe — Creates an archive of every message sent or received by Mail. The Trash mailbox is linked to a 'Mail-Safe' folder of your choice where outdated messages are saved into year-numbered folders containing month-numbered folders containing day-numbered folders. The originals of these messages are erased from Mail. If you have a requirement to maintain an archive of your e-mail, Mail-Safe may meet your needs. Spot-Mail — (Tiger only) Spot-Mail uses Spotlight to search the content of .emlx files in the frontmost folder. (In Tiger, Spotlight cannot search these files directly.)
published on Wednesday, the 16. July 2008, scriptbuilders
Fix new message counts with Gmail IMAP and Mail
IMAP with Gmail is an excellent solution for keeping email coordinated on multiple platforms. Unfortunately, the way that Mail.app and Gmail communicate means that there are a number of annoyances. My largest complaint is that the unread mail count is always double the real number. This disappears once the message is read in the inbox, but until then, it is misleading.My solution was to write a quick AppleScript that marks the unread message in the folder [Gmail]/All Mail as read immediately on retrieval:tell application "Mail" set unreadBox to mailbox "[Gmail]/All Mail" of account "Gmail IMAP" set unreadCount to unread count of unreadBox if unreadCount is not 0 then repeat unreadCount times set...
published on Thursday, the 10. April 2008, macosxhints
10.5: Avoid an unread message count iisue in Mail
In 10.5.2, Mail tends to often not show a count for unread emails in folders and sub-folders, especially after a reboot or relaunch caused by a system freeze or crash.The workaround is very easy: create a new Smart Folder with the only rule being Message is unread. This folder will contain all unread messages from all folders, and also show the name of the messages' parent folder in the Mailbox column. For whatever reason, the Smart Folder count will remain visible and accurate, even after a relaunch of Mail.[robg adds: I can confirm this problem exists, as just this morning I had to force quit Mail. I had a dozen or so unread messages in various mailing list folders, but none showed as having unread messages after a relaunch. My Smart Folder, though, had an accurate count icon, so I was saved having to dig through the various folders to find the new messa...
published on Monday, the 7. April 2008, macosxhints
10.5: Avoid an unread message count issue in Mail
In 10.5.2, Mail tends to often not show a count for unread emails in folders and sub-folders, especially after a reboot or relaunch caused by a system freeze or crash.The workaround is very easy: create a new Smart Folder with the only rule being Message is unread. This folder will contain all unread messages from all folders, and also show the name of the messages' parent folder in the Mailbox column. For whatever reason, the Smart Folder count will remain visible and accurate, even after a relaunch of Mail.[robg adds: I can confirm this problem exists, as just this morning I had to force quit Mail. I had a dozen or so unread messages in various mailing list folders, but none showed as having unread messages after a relaunch. My Smart Folder, though, had an accurate count icon, so I was saved having to dig through the various folders to find the new messa...
published on Monday, the 7. April 2008, macosxhints