Re: [MlMt] Unattended mode?
On 7 Aug 2017, at 17:12, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: On 7 Aug 2017, at 9:54, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote: I *think* it would be possible using AppleScript. Maybe even by simply sending a “Return” to the front-most window (although you might want to “hit” a “Cancel” button depending on the problem). I'll have to experiment with that. Is there any way, in AppleScript, to know which dialog box is pending? I'm pretty sure AppleScript allows you to query various parts of the window such as the title and the button titles. -- Benny ___ mailmate mailing list mailmate@lists.freron.com https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
Re: [MlMt] Unattended mode?
On 7 Aug 2017, at 9:54, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote: On 1 Aug 2017, at 17:41, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: I run SpamSieve and many sorting rules on my office iMac. However, I travel a lot, which means that when MailMate displays and blocks while waiting for a response, all of that stops working for an extended period. Getting rid of modal dialog boxes entirely would certainly help, but sometimes an important account is affected. Yes, (most of) the modal dialog boxes are embarrassing for me, but it would still be a problem for you if the problems are related to accounts that you need (since the alternative is to temporarily take an account off line and wait for user feedback in a non-modal dialog). Yes, and some are serious, e.g., bad certificate problems, though in cases where there's a "Retry" button an increasing backoff might help. (Aside: if the dialog box has been pending for too long, often the server will have disconnected, so I have to do a "Cancel" or something else that will let me take the account offline and back online.) Is there any way to see and respond to dialog boxes from a remote command line? I *think* it would be possible using AppleScript. Maybe even by simply sending a “Return” to the front-most window (although you might want to “hit” a “Cancel” button depending on the problem). I'll have to experiment with that. Is there any way, in AppleScript, to know which dialog box is pending? --Steve Bellovin, https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb ___ mailmate mailing list mailmate@lists.freron.com https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
Re: [MlMt] Unattended mode?
On 1 Aug 2017, at 17:41, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: I run SpamSieve and many sorting rules on my office iMac. However, I travel a lot, which means that when MailMate displays and blocks while waiting for a response, all of that stops working for an extended period. Getting rid of modal dialog boxes entirely would certainly help, but sometimes an important account is affected. Yes, (most of) the modal dialog boxes are embarrassing for me, but it would still be a problem for you if the problems are related to accounts that you need (since the alternative is to temporarily take an account off line and wait for user feedback in a non-modal dialog). Is there any way to see and respond to dialog boxes from a remote command line? I *think* it would be possible using AppleScript. Maybe even by simply sending a “Return” to the front-most window (although you might want to “hit” a “Cancel” button depending on the problem). -- Benny ___ mailmate mailing list mailmate@lists.freron.com https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
