Re: Switching to Powermail maybe
Jefferis Peterson wrote: [...] Clicking URL links in emails does not always work. It is a known issue, but when and why it works and why it doesn't is a mystery. In PM it works always, as long as the URL is written in an absolutely correct way (sometimes there are spaces in between which may not be there or if a long URL contains a manually sedately line break). But the safest way to write an URL into a mail is to copy and paste it from the browser address-field and to put-it between and (while pasting-it, PM places the and itself): http://www.ctmdev.com/support/mailing-lists-manage-your-p.html is much safer (for all mail programs!) then http://www.ctmdev.com/support/mailing-lists-manage-your-p.html especially if the URL is a long one and broken by a line break in the mail. You cannot save common search features like saving a display of unread mail. There is a recent mail, but that does not display unread mail. (Don't understand this point.) You cannot create an HTML email. Thanks God! HTML mails are for me the most unwanted mail configuration. (But if you have to create-it, you'll find tools outside PM.) Although I have Powermail set to delete emails from the server that I have deleted from PM, it fails to delete them on next connection. Sometimes it retrieves emails and then removes them from the server instead of leaving them on the server as instructed. This is important for me when I travel and need to have copies left on the server to be downloaded when I get home. Maybe you have to change also your configuration on your mail server. Login there and check the settings.
Re(2): Switching to Powermail maybe
r.m...@telquel.net Jefferis Peterson wrote: [...] Clicking URL links in emails does not always work. It is a known issue, but when and why it works and why it doesn't is a mystery. In PM it works always, as long as the URL is written in an absolutely correct way (sometimes there are spaces in between which may not be there or if a long URL contains a manually sedately line break). But the safest way to write an URL into a mail is to copy and paste it from the browser address-field and to put-it between and (while pasting-it, PM places the and itself): http://www.ctmdev.com/support/mailing-lists-manage-your-p.html is much safer (for all mail programs!) then http://www.ctmdev.com/support/mailing-lists-manage-your-p.html especially if the URL is a long one and broken by a line break in the mail. Where I find it not working is mostly in viewing HTML emails that have graphic links or text links. You cannot save common search features like saving a display of unread mail. There is a recent mail, but that does not display unread mail. (Don't understand this point.) Entourage has a Saved Search feature at the bottom of the folders column and in it are default views like unread mail (or Flagged, received today, or any personal search terms you save ) which, when you click them, show a view similar to the In Tray, but with all unread mail, not just recent mail. You cannot create an HTML email. Thanks God! HTML mails are for me the most unwanted mail configuration. (But if you have to create-it, you'll find tools outside PM.) Well, sometimes my work requires it, and sometimes I just want to send a comic dragged and dropped. Although I have Powermail set to delete emails from the server that I have deleted from PM, it fails to delete them on next connection. Sometimes it retrieves emails and then removes them from the server instead of leaving them on the server as instructed. This is important for me when I travel and need to have copies left on the server to be downloaded when I get home. Maybe you have to change also your configuration on your mail server. Login there and check the settings. Doesn't seem to have anything to do with my server settings. This works perfectly for me in Entourage. * Jefferis Kent Peterson www.PetersonSales.net Flash, Web Design and Marketing 111 S. Magnolia Dr. Butler, PA 16001 724-482-2015
Re(2): Switching to Powermail maybe
j...@jpcr.com If you create an email to a group and then save it as a draft instead of sending it, the next time you open the email the group is expanded. I've always thought of this as a bug, but it sounds like you might think of it as a featture! Good to know. Thank you! Jeff * Jefferis Kent Peterson www.PetersonSales.net Flash, Web Design and Marketing 111 S. Magnolia Dr. Butler, PA 16001 724-482-2015
Re(2): Switching to Powermail maybe
j...@jpcr.com Clicking URL links in emails does not always work. It is a known issue, but when and why it works and why it doesn't is a mystery. I find that double-clicking works reliably (except for when it doesn't) Jim Yeah, usually double clicking works, but not always and usually it is in html mail. PM says that this has something to do with an incomplete webkit release from apple... Jeff * Jefferis Kent Peterson www.PetersonSales.net Flash, Web Design and Marketing 111 S. Magnolia Dr. Butler, PA 16001 724-482-2015
Re: Switching to Powermail maybe
Jefferis Peterson wrote: r.m...@[xxx].net Please do not publish the mail-address of senders in your answer in a mailing list. I get enough SPAM. Clicking URL links in emails does not always work. It is a known issue, but when and why it works and why it doesn't is a mystery. In PM it works always, as long as the URL is written in an absolutely correct way (sometimes there are spaces in between which may not be there or if a long URL contains a manually sedately line break). But the safest way to write an URL into a mail is to copy and paste it from the browser address-field and to put-it between and (while pasting-it, PM places the and itself): http://www.ctmdev.com/support/mailing-lists-manage-your-p.html is much safer (for all mail programs!) then http://www.ctmdev.com/support/mailing-lists-manage-your-p.html especially if the URL is a long one and broken by a line break in the mail. Where I find it not working is mostly in viewing HTML emails that have graphic links or text links. HTML Mails, of course, you should view in an specific way: In the foot strip of the PM window of any HTML mail you see a round blue sign on which you can click (preferable choice of the two possibilities: show the message in the web[or similar in English]) - then also the links work! [...] Although I have Powermail set to delete emails from the server that I have deleted from PM, it fails to delete them on next connection. Sometimes it retrieves emails and then removes them from the server instead of leaving them on the server as instructed. This is important for me when I travel and need to have copies left on the server to be downloaded when I get home. Maybe you have to change also your configuration on your mail server. Login there and check the settings. Doesn't seem to have anything to do with my server settings. This works perfectly for me in Entourage. Well, did you check-it really? What works in Entourage may not work the same way in Power Mail. The two programs are different ...
powermail-discuss Digest #2869 - 08/21/10
powermail-discuss Digest #2869 - Saturday, August 21, 2010 Switching to Powermail maybe by Jefferis Peterson jeffe...@petersonsales.net Re: Switching to Powermail maybe by Jim Pistrang j...@jpcr.com Re: Switching to Powermail maybe by Rene Merz r.m...@telquel.net Re(2): Switching to Powermail maybe by Jefferis Peterson jeffe...@petersonsales.net Re(2): Switching to Powermail maybe by Jefferis Peterson jeffe...@petersonsales.net Re(2): Switching to Powermail maybe by Jefferis Peterson jeffe...@petersonsales.net Re: Switching to Powermail maybe by Rene Merz r.m...@telquel.net -- Subject: Switching to Powermail maybe From: Jefferis Peterson jeffe...@petersonsales.net Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:27:52 -0400 I created a blog about my desire to switch from Entourage to another program.http://incisivereview.wordpress.com/ Powermail has been my most earnest attempt to replace Entourage, but I've run into a few problems. Hoping you all can help with solutions. I'm now on day 5 of my switch to Powermail from Entourage. I did not find my gold mine or oasis yet. Fortunately, I have had Powermail for a LONG time and I had some filters set up, which I had to modify to match the new folders layout. But I have run into a few problems and inconveniences: In Entourage, I can send messages to Groups and then Expand the Group and remove people from the outgoing mail individually. I have about 20 people with whom I share jokes, but I don't send them back to the ones who have already received them or the one who sent it to me. I sent using BCC. But there is no way to edit and outgoing group in PM without editing the group's members in Address Book. Some of my filters are not catching members of groups and I'm not sure why. I sort incoming mail by group membership. Either that, or it is not catching incoming mail by labels. If Address Book is used as the default AB in Powermail, you cannot label an address. Clicking URL links in emails does not always work. It is a known issue, but when and why it works and why it doesn't is a mystery. You cannot save common search features like saving a display of unread mail. There is a recent mail, but that does not display unread mail. You cannot create an HTML email. Although I have Powermail set to delete emails from the server that I have deleted from PM, it fails to delete them on next connection. Sometimes it retrieves emails and then removes them from the server instead of leaving them on the server as instructed. This is important for me when I travel and need to have copies left on the server to be downloaded when I get home. I'm still struggling to like this setup, but I'd say so far, it is just an okay solution. I miss some of the functionality of Entourage. * Jefferis Kent Peterson www.PetersonSales.net Flash, Web Design and Marketing 111 S. Magnolia Dr. Butler, PA 16001 724-482-2015 -- Subject: Re: Switching to Powermail maybe From: Jim Pistrang j...@jpcr.com Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:29:59 -0400 Hi Jefferis, But there is no way to edit an outgoing group in PM without editing the group's members in Address Book. If you create an email to a group and then save it as a draft instead of sending it, the next time you open the email the group is expanded. I've always thought of this as a bug, but it sounds like you might think of it as a featture! Clicking URL links in emails does not always work. It is a known issue, but when and why it works and why it doesn't is a mystery. I find that double-clicking works reliably (except for when it doesn't) Jim -- Jim Pistrang JP Computer Resources Certified Member, Apple Consultants Network 413-256-4569 http://www.jpcr.com -- Subject: Re: Switching to Powermail maybe From: Rene Merz r.m...@telquel.net Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:22:01 +0200 Jefferis Peterson wrote: [...] Clicking URL links in emails does not always work. It is a known issue, but when and why it works and why it doesn't is a mystery. In PM it works always, as long as the URL is written in an absolutely correct way (sometimes there are spaces in between which may not be there or if a long URL contains a manually sedately line break). But the safest way to write an URL into a mail is to copy and paste it from the browser address-field and to put-it between and (while pasting-it, PM places the and itself): http://www.ctmdev.com/support/mailing-lists-manage-your-p.html is much safer (for all mail programs!) then http://www.ctmdev.com/support/mailing-lists-manage-your-p.html especially if the URL is a long one and broken by a line break in the mail. You cannot save common search features like saving a display of unread mail. There is a recent mail, but that does
