Re: How to... save all mails sent from OE to disk
Re: How to... save all mails sent from OE to disk
- Subject: Re: How to... save all mails sent from OE to disk
- From: Neil D <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 08:50:59 +0400
Hi Paul,
When I read my own mail after I sent it, I knew there would be confusion.
This is what I propose to do.
I want all mail that is sent out of Outlook Express (regardless of which
account it goes from) to be automatically duplicated and stored somewhere in
the finder, preferably unknown to the user to avoid tampering.
Now since this kind of storage could output duplicate filenames, I would
want some sort of filenaming like [Date].[Time]
Essentially the file that is sent from OE will also have an exact copy of it
made in a subfolder called say, "AllMails" in the applications folder of the
hard disk.
This file will have a name like [14/10/01].[8:48] as per when it was sent.
Can this all be done.
I tried the outgoing rule... but it does not solve my problem.
Thanks anyway Paul
Neil
on 13/10/01 8:31 pm, Paul Berkowitz at email@hidden wrote:
On 10/13/01 4:55 AM, "Neil D" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Hi all,
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My first time at Apple Scripting....
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I need help in scripting Outlook Express to backup all mail sent from a
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mailbox to a special folder in a date wise sectioning.
You are not making clear whether you want to:
1) Duplicate ALL your sent mail to another (special) OE folder
2) Make text files of ALL your sent messages and store them in a (special)
Finder folder
3) Duplicate just certain messages currently in a "special" OE folder to
another OE folder
4) Make text files of just certain messages currently in a "special" OE
folder and store them in a Finder folder
5) Does "date-wise sectioning" mean just "sorted by date" or something
fancier (sectioning?)
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Alternatively, a CC could be added to the sent mail so that a copy is also
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sent to another mailbox without user intervention. (I tried the forward
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thing in OE but it only performs after the mail has been sent. I need it to
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go with the mail)
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CCs go to other people (or one of your accounts) . Forwards go to other
people (or one of your accounts).
It sounds to me as if what you want is an Outgoing Rule. you don't need an
AppleScript.
Go to Tools --> Rules --> Outgoing Rules --> New. Set your criteria to <All
Messages> or to whatever you want, and the Action to <Copy message> to
<Special> folder. Or <Move message> to <Special> folder, if that's what you
want. It will move or copy immediately, not later.
It would really help if you could spell out a little more clearly exactly
what you're trying to do, if that isn't it. And since it may well not
involve a script, you might want to join this mailing list for OE questions:
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