On Sep 28, 2010, at 9:24 AM, John Markowitz wrote: > > I have 6 mail boxes I use 1 inbox that displays all the mail, depending on > which mail box I write from indicates the address's available to me, this is > the problem I'm having, I always thought Address Book had something to do > with this but for some reason I'm doing something wrong.
Just to be clear, here when you say 'mail box' you mean a different email account, correct? So that you have a unified inbox, and if you click the reveal triangle next to the Inbox you see a separate Inbox for each account, correct? If you open the Previous Recipients window, the contents should change when you switch between those inboxes...if this is the problem. If it doesn't, then the issue is something else, like LDAP address books on the server acting as the source of address info. This is pretty unlikely unless all six accounts are different corporate Exchange or IMAP servers. > Once I've used an address in a particular mail box it is available the next > time around. This is correct behavior. > It's some what of a chore to hunt down an address from another box to use it. This is not. What version of Mac OS and Mail are you using? > Also in the Mail app what does Synchronize all accounts mean? I've clicked it > many time thinking this is the way to get every box in sync. This is used to synchronize email between the server and Mail. All your addresses SHOULD be saved in a single unified 'Previous Recipients' list or address book. One way to fix this is to use Address Book, actually: Start Address Book and select File > Export >Address Book Archive. This will get you a 'back to the way it was' point in Address book. Open the Previous Recipients window, and select all or go through and command-click on the addresses you want to save. Click on 'Add to Address Book'. Do this for each account. Now all your addresses are in a central location usable by all the accounts. In the future, as you get mail from someone you want to keep their address, control-click (or right-click) on the address in the email and select 'Add to Address Book'. Once you get the Address Book synched, you can then 'Export as an Address Book Archive', save the file onto a USB drive and import the file on the non-ointernet connected system. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
