On 4/4/06, Marc Groot Koerkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, April 4, 2006 23:58, Fredrik Jervfors wrote:
> >>> I realy miss an option to answer a lot of mails in one operation. An
> >>> example: I have sent a course invitation to a lot of users (a mail
> >>> alias in sendmail, containing hundreds of mail addresses), and they
> >>> make a booking by answering the mail. I have then made a filter to
> >>> collect every answer in a folder ("answer folder").
> >>>
> >>> During a period of time I get a lot of mails in the "answer folder",
> >>> and I want to write them a common answer. I really find it time
> >>> wasting writing an answer to each one, or to copy/paste the mail
> >>> addresses to the To-field.
> >>>
> >>> What I really miss is an option to select in the Inbox list every
> >>> email I want to send mail to, and then make one mail which is sent to
> >>> every receipient selected.
> >>>
> >>> An alternative is to make it possible to transfer every selected mail
> >>> address in the Inbox to an already created Address Group (the Group
> >>> address plugin).
> >>>
> >>> What do you think? Possible?
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> I think it's possible to write a plugin that collects the from
> >> addresses (and/or other header data) from selected mails in the message
> >> list, and then mass mail, store them in the address book or anything
> >> else, but I'm not sure how it will affect the performance. Depending on
> >> your system setup, such a plugin could be very slow when doing the
> >> header harvesting.
> >>
> >> The problem now is to find someone who's willing to code it. I should
> >> finish some other stuff before starting new projects. I think it's a
> >> good idea though, and that it's possible to do it as a SquirrelMail
> >> plugin.
> >
> >
> > I looked at this a little more, and I have to change my opinion. I don't
> > think that it's possible to do it as a normal plugin. At least a part of it
> > has to be a patch. Still, it's just computers so it's not impossible to
> > create it.
>
> It's still a nice feature ....
Yes, and as I mentioned, one that can probably be added to an already
existing plugin w/out too much hassle I would hope.
> Combined with an option to load drafts from within the compose screen
> (canned response).
See the template plugin (nothing to do with templating in the core).
> In 1.5.1 it should be possible to make use of the hook the formhandler for
> mailbox_display.php to initiate a compose session. This could be handled
> by a plugin.
This is already accomplished by the reply_buttons plugin (which IIRC
was working with 1.5 at least a few months ago).
> It should also be possible to send the compose email message to all
> selected addresses individual so the mail looks more personal.
Yep.
> Now the bad part, we currently have other priorities so i don't expect to
> see this feature request implemented on short notice.
Why not keep it as a plugin?
> We need to finish templating first, otherwise templating will be a hell.
> We also need to figure out how to combine plugins with templates.
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