Hello Roelof On Saturday, June 2, 2007 you wrote: > Works as designed. Your expectations are wrong. That's why I said it > was dangerous. Over the years people stumbled over this feature. It > has happened that they sent financial data to the list by accident. > Just because they didn't realize that a folder template that defines > the addressee will always do so when you create a message while that > folder is selected. > The only time when your message won't be addressed to the folder > template defined addressee is when you select an address that has a > new message template defined in the address book, either in the group > properties or the personal properties.
I don't think my expectations are wrong "Write a message to this address" should do exactly that RG>> confirm anyone? > Sure. Has been thus in v1, v2 and v3. Ouch! I know you don't care for folder templates ... If it has been not working as stated for several versions and we have become used to it, it still doesn't make it "as designed" or correct. If I clicked on "Write a message to this address" on your email I would expect it to override and let me send it to YOU ... I mean what does "Write a message to this address" mean? > Oh. There is a way to prevent your folder template to overrule entered > addresses. That's by building a condition in the template that checks > whether there's an addressee given before the folder addressee is > entered. Something like this: > %If:_%ToList_<>__:_%To=''%To='"Name Addressee" <Address-addressee>'_:%- Thanks again for the input - I will try that > If my memory serves me well we created something like this in a > discussion on one of the tblists, probably on tbudl or tbtech as it > isn't a real beta issue. You might check the archives as it might be > somewhat more sophisticated than what I dropped here and now. I am not on those lists:) But thanks again -- Rick The Bat Version 3.99.8 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.99.07 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
