On 12/19/00 5:53 AM, "Barry Wainwright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> On 19/12/00 9:12 am, "Barry Wainwright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
>> In my beloved Eudora it was possible to change the personality of a message
>> with a filter. (Translation: I could change the account of a message with a
>> rule). This doesn't appear to be directly possible in E'rage, so I sat down
>> to
>> write a script.
>>
>> The dictionary says:
>>
>> Class application : An application program
>> Plural form:
>> applications
>> Properties:
>> ...
>> Elements:
>> ...
>> POP account by numeric index, test
>> ...
>>
>> So why can�t I say (pop account whose name contains �Barry�) or anything like
>> that?
>>
>> I got the script working by looping through all the accounts, but that�s
>> messy
>> when I should be able to use a test.
>>
>>
>
> OK, I got the script working (and removed the loop with Paul's help), but
> now we hit a snag.
>
> Running the script as the result of a rule prevents other rules from
> running. Also, if a message is caught by a MLM entry, then rules won't run
> unless I apply rules to all the messages for that MLM entry.
>
> What I need to do is pick up every message that has my <barryw at mac.com>
> address in the recipients field and change the account to the mac.com POP
> Account. This is because I have this mac.com account set to forward mail to
> my btinternet account. So, mail arrives at Entourage from the btinternet
> account and any replies will, unless I remember to change them, go out from
> btinternet.
>
> This was accomplished quite easily by a 'pass through' filter in Eudora
> which simply said:
>
> If <any recipient> contains <barryw at mac.com>
> Set personality to <mac.com>
>
> This filter appeared at the top of the list, before any of the other filters
> grabbed hold of the message and everything worked well.
>
> Please, is there any way to carry out a similar task in e'rage?
>
> I have a feeling there must be a simple work-around that will help, but I
> can't spot it.
Makes sense. I'll write up a suggestion for a rule action to change the
account.
Dan
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