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Mailsmith FAQ: Tips and Tricks
How do I open an URL address (http/mailto/ftp etc)?
Created: Modified: 2002-03-25 Version: Pre 1.5 By:

Press the command-key and click on the URL, remember that you have to have InternetConfig (this is a part of the MacOS in later versions) installed so that Mailsmith will know what helper application to use.

A second alternative is to select the URL and then use the "Resolve URL" command in the Internet menu (the globe menu)

 

Is there a way to convert 8-bit chars to 7-bit?
Created: Modified: 2002-03-25 Version: Pre 1.5 By:

Yes, use the ASCII plug-in (in the Tools menu), it will convert 8-bit chars to 7-bit. Note: the current version of the tool doesn't correctly translate all chars, for example the Swedish letter "å" gets translated to "a" instead of "aa". (personally I really dislike the conversion of "å" to "aa", "ä" to ae, "ö" to oe", etc. but that's another story).

 

Automatic filing of outgoing mail
Created: Modified: 2002-03-25 Version: Pre 1.5 By:

From the keyboard of Rich Siegel:

When you send a message with Mailsmith, the sent message gets stored in the outgoing mailbox that corresponds to the account with which you sent the message. A background task then queries that mailbox for unsent outgoing messages. @fter each message is sent, Mailsmith will apply any filters that were attached to the outgoing mailbox.

You can use this "post-send filtering" to self-organize your outgoing messages. For example, try the following steps:

  1. create a new mailbox, named "Sent Mail". (If you already have such a mailbox, you can skip this step.)
  2. create a new filter. (You can name the filter whatever you like.) Attach the filter to the outgoing mailbox for each account whose mail you'd like to organize. The filter should be:
            if Sent is equal to True
            
            Transfer to "Sent Mail"
    

Thereafter, each outgoing message will be transferred to the "Sent Mail" mailbox, after it has successfully been transmitted.

You can, of course, set up a more sophisticated filter, or use multiple filters to transfer messages to different mailboxes. Also, if you'd like to refilter outgoing messages according to the same rules as incoming messages, set up the filter to transfer the message to the "(incoming mail)" mailbox. Then, select the "(incoming mail)" mailbox and use the "Re-Apply Filters" command to refilter the messages.

As a bonus, using a transfer filter also keeps the outgoing mailbox empty, which reduces the amount of time that Mailsmith requires to determine which messages need to be sent.

Enjoy,

R.

 

How can I tell Netscape to use Mailsmith for sending emails?
Created: Modified: 2002-03-25 Version: Pre 1.5 By:
Run the following script
tell application "Netscape Navigator"
	register protocol "BLTO" for protocol "mailto:"
end tell

 

How can I open the (incoming mail) mailbox when I launch Mailsmith?
Created: 2002-04-05 Modified: 2002-04-05 Version: 1.5 By: Tom Robinson

Use this script

tell application "Mailsmith 1.5"
	open mailbox "(incoming mail)"
end tell

It needs to live in Mailsmith's Startup Items folder (on OS X that's ~/Library/Application Support/Mailsmith Support/Startup Items/).