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Simple solution without AppleScript
Authored by: ryangreenberg on May 20, '05 11:57:49AM

Having "Modified by..." appear in the subject of every redirected message is pretty annoying. Here's a simple solution to fix the problem and do it without AppleScript:

Create a new rule in Mail (Mail > Preferences... > Rules > Add Rule). Call it "Gmail Redirect" or something similar. Set the condition to "Every Message" and set the action to "Redirect Message." Enter your Gmail address in the provided box. Then click OK to save the rule. In Mail, select any messages you want to move to Gmail. Then go to Message > Apply Rules to re-apply all rules (including the redirect rule) to each message.

When I tried this in 10.3 Mail, this method preserved all sender information and dates with one caveat. The Gmail inbox shows the date the redirected messages were received (e.g. all the same time) but each individual message, when viewed, shows the original time it was sent.

I suppose you might run into problems if your ISP has limits on the amount of outgoing mail traffic, though.



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Simple solution without AppleScript
Authored by: gxw on Jul 12, '05 10:30:33AM

Awsome tip. Thanks!

Saves me having to do all that cutting and pasting of text for those applescripts. <grin>.



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