Hi Glenn,
Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the help! I don’t tend to move
messages, though I do live in threads. It sounds this will get me there.
A few questions occurred to me since writing yesterday:
1. In recent years, I’ve relied heavily on Smart Folders in Apple Mail
for organization. Will threads appear properly in MM’s Smart Folders?
2. How does this affect Gmail’s organization (or lack thereof)? (I
mainly use Gmail, though do intend to move more to my custom domain,
currently hosted with Dreamhost.)
3. Does this help to see threads when searching? As it is now when I
search for, say, “threads f glenn” it displays your single email
alone. If I right-click Find Messages > Related to "Threads and Sent
Messages”, it still shows just your one email. If I right-click Go to
Source, MM opens a new window, but still shows just your email. Once the
preference is enabled, would any of these views show this thread? Or is
there another method that I am missing? Searching is a big part of my
email experience, and the ability to get to a thread through search is
pretty critical.
Thanks!
Devyn
On 10 Jan 2024, at 20:22, Glenn Parker wrote:
Devyn,
I think you and I have similar mail browsing styles. I have enabled
the preference to store sent messages with their replies, because I
have a bunch of distinct IMAP folders for various parts of my email
universe. I want to be able to browse the full set of messages for one
category, and easily view the full thread of a conversation.
I rarely let messages stay in the Sent folder. Instead, I move them
manually to the right folder as needed, i.e., when they are initiating
a new thread.
In my experience, there’s no real downside. You may want to adjust
how your auto-completion works by creating a new smart folder that
contains all the messages you have sent. Using that folder in the
Preferences under Composer -> Auto-Completion Sources -> Recipient
Headers will give you the same (actually better, IMHO) functionality
than the default configuration.
On 10 Jan 2024, at 14:41, devynosbo...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello!
MaiMate newbie here again, this time with a question about the
[hidden](https://manual.mailmate-app.com/hidden_preferences)
[preference](https://freron.lighthouseapp.com/projects/58672/tickets/213)
to store a sent message with the message to which it is a reply.
I’m a little uncertain if this will do what I want, without adverse
affects that I haven’t considered.
Basically, I always want to see the total thread, no matter how I get
to the individual message.
As it is now, in my initial poking around MM, the messages in threads
are mostly shown separately (eg, in Inbox and Sent Messages). The
only place I see a complete thread is in All Messages. In my
day-to-day, if I look in my Inbox or even Sent, I want to see the
thread, so 1) I know that I did reply, 2) I can refer to what I and
others wrote, and 3) easily reply again if I need to pester somebody
about my last unanswered reply. :-)
Is this the right setting?
What is the argument to *not* use this? I guess I’m so used to
organizing by thread (which I have turned on in MM), it’s hard for
me to imagine emails otherwise.
I’m also unclear about the address completion setting. Does that
just mean that MM may not have access to all previously used
addresses in order to suggest them again? I don’t think that’s so
critical, as I mostly email people in my Contacts.
Last, I’m also unclear on this setting:
The same can be done with the following preference which completely
changes what is shown in the “Sent Messages” standard mailbox.
This is convenient if sent messages are not kept in dedicated
mailboxes:
defaults write com.freron.MailMate MmSentMailbox -string
8F9C1062-E4F8-4949-B5DC-BAB7CDEC4110
The value given should be the UUID of a mailbox. The UUID can be
copied to the pasteboard using “Edit ▸ Copy” after selecting a
mailbox.
I guess I use what’s called the “Sent Messages” standard
mailbox. That seems to me to be a dedicated mailbox, unless that
means a Sent mailbox that I have created? I don’t think I
understand ‘“Sent Messages” standard mailbox’ vs ‘dedicated
mailbox’.
If it helps / matters, I don’t really use tags or folders. I mostly
use Gmail, and do use its Important tag (which I figured out how to
map properly in MM), but otherwise don’t tag or reorganize emails.
I appreciate any guidance and hand holding here!
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