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Re: Starting a process when Mail starts - possible?
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Re: Starting a process when Mail starts - possible?


  • Subject: Re: Starting a process when Mail starts - possible?
  • From: Nigel Smith <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:47:25 +0100

On 13/4/04 19:02, "fortepianissimo" <email@hidden> wrote:

> Basically I'd like to find an AppleScript solution to bootstrap a
> process when Mail starts. This script will need to "do shell script"
> inside, and the process running in background will quit when Mail
> quits.

When does this process need to be active? Do you really need it running if
all I do is accidentally start and then quit Mail, or do you need it from
the moment I start collecting my new messages?

If it's the second, then how about a rule that matches everything and
triggers the AppleScript that starts the process? It could be a stay-open
which checks for the presence of Mail and, when Mail is quit, stops the
process again.

What are you trying to do when your users are checking their email -- sounds
a bit Big Brother to me! -- might there be an easier way?

Later,

Nigel
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