Re: Why does a REPLY message have a default Fromaddress different for original the To address?

[Barry Wainwright]

Title: Re: Why does a REPLY message have a default From address different for original the To address?

On 26/5/02 10:33 am, "Paul van den Hooven"  wrote:

> On 25-5-2002 16:16, "Paul Berkowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I think that what you may possibly have omitted to say is that all but one
>> of these accounts is a "dummy" account - SMTP only?  Are all the other
>> addresses set up so that the server redirects the messages to
>> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"? Then, in Entourage, you have set up similar-looking
>> accounts but where all the ones like "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" are in fact
>> SMTP-only? I have a script called "Reply Rerouted Account" set up for this
>> situation. (As I recall, i did it for someone also in the Netherlands.) But
>> it only works for Entourage 2001 because it requires the scripting addition
>> Akua Sweets which doesn't work in OS X.  When i have time, there are several
>> scripts I shall see if I can somehow adapt for X without Akua. But i have to
>> finish my current project first.
>
> Yup, you're right about the dummy accounts. I've got this one smtp-account
> at my provider, all mail gets re-routed to that account. The re-routing
> happens at my isp, at their mail-server.
> I use the dummies to organize my email, so it ends up in the right
> subfolders in my inbox: different projects in my work, my personal stuff,
> newsletters, newspapers, etc. So it would be great to have the right
> dummy-account as a 'from address' when replying.
>
> Guess I'll just be patient and wait for your script.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Paul van den Hooven
> Only bikers know why dogs love to stick their heads out of car windows.
>
>

I have a similar set up, where one account collects mail for several others. I have some scripts set up that just say:

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
    set accList to (every POP account whose name contains "barryw.net")
    if accList = {} then
        display dialog "No Account defined!" buttons {"Quit"} default button 1 with icon stop
        return
    else
        set theAcc to item 1 of accList
        set messList to current messages
        if messList = {} then
            display dialog "No messages selected!" buttons {"Quit"} default button 1 with icon stop
            return
        else
            repeat with aMess in messList
                set account of aMess to theAcc
            end repeat
        end if
    end if
end tell

The different scripts just have diffeent addresses in the second line.

The script can be run on selected messages to change the account of all of them at once, or it can be run as the action of a mail rule, which is how I use it most. Then, if any mail comes in addresses to the 'dummy' account, it is automatically assigned the correct account for replies by an incomingmail rule.

--
Barry Wainwright
<http://www.barryw.net>


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