Apple Mail, the email client application provided with Mac OS X
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How to prevent Mail creating a local Sent Messages folder
I have a Gmail account in Mail.app that behaves a bit weird: whenever I send an email, Mail tells me that it created a local "Sent Messages" folder and changed my settings.
The sent email messages ...
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Automator throws an error when trying to quit Mail.app
I've created a calendar event in Automator that creates and sends an email message then quits Mail. It creates and sends the message fine but then gives an error when attempting to quit Mail. I've had ...
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Disable backspace to delete e-mails in Mail.app
Sometimes I accidentally move messages to the trash in Mail.app when I hit backspace. I tried to find what the 'Backspace' shortcut stands for, but I could not find it in the Mail.app menu. The only ...
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In apple mail, with contact photos enabled next to mail subjects, one person in my contact doesn't have his picture show up
In Apple mail for OSX, I have pictures enabled for both the mail list view as well as in the message itself. This works fairly well, grabbing pictures from my contacts except for one person. Their ...
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Can Mail.app be configured to always load remote images from certain domains?
I like how Gmail gives me the option to, for example, Always display images from allsongs@n.npr.org.
Is there a way to have Mail.app do the same? I can only find the global option for displaying ...
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Mail application captures huge disk space
I found my startup disk free space to be very low and decreasing every minute without any files be downloaded or copied to my Macbook pro. I stopped running programs one by one and found when I stop ...
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Email addresses contain @HOSTNAME.domain.com when mail is configured using Profile Manager
I'm setting up a Lion server environment for an entire office full of MacBook Pros, all running Lion. Lion server is 10.7.2, running Open Directory, DNS, and Mail. I have successfully set up the mail ...
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Mail.app won't launch Skim in Mountain Lion
I have been using Skim for a while as my standard PDF reader. After migrating to a new MacBook Air with Mountain Lion (currently running 10.8.2), I can no longer launch Skim from Mail.app.
This same ...
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How to hide recipient middle name in Mail while still keeping it in Contacts?
I have some contacts in Contacts.app to whom I set the middle name.
Therefore, in Mail.app, when I add their e-mail in the "To", "Cc" or "Cci" field, their name shows up with their middle name.
...
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exclude certain mailaccounts from sound notifications
In iOS6, on iPhone 5, how can I disable sound and vibration for a specific mail account only? I have one mail accounts that is a bit to highly frequented, which results in a lot of ringing and ...
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Set Mail app so it won't mark messages as read on the server
I am accessing my colleague's work email account (on gmail) using IMAP. The problem is that whenever I read one of the messages first, it is marked as read on the server and he often misses it. I ...
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One message that cannot be deleted on iPhone 4
I have a single message in Mail on my iPhone 4 that just cannot be deleted. I get a popup saying Unable to move message - The message could not be moved to the trash folder.
I'm using the latest ...
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How to subscribe to particular IMAP folders in Mac Mail
I use Mac Mail to work with an IMAP account. Is it possible to subscribe only to a set of folders, e.g., synchronize only the folder "current" and all its subfolders, but not the folder "archive"? I ...
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Block incoming mail
I'd like to use my mail app as an outgoing service only.
I recently discovered a trojan in an incoming message and I prefer to read my messages online anyway.
Is there any way to accomplish this?
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Mountain Lion Mail remove duplicate From addresses
In Mountain Lion Mail 6.2., in Compose New Message window, how do I delete some of the From address choices from the dropdown?
Picked up a new one in the upgrade to Mountain Lion & gained a ...
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Smart mailbox for senders who are not members of a group
I want to set up a smart mailbox in Mail that contains messages from any sender who is not a member of a particular group in my address book.
There's an option in the smart mailbox rules for "sender ...
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No New Mail Sound 10.6.7
This issue has been going on and off for years. I still don't consistently get the new mail sound when new mail arrives.
Sometimes it happens, most of the time, never.
10.6.7
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How come Apple Mail reports 'outgoing message' although I haven't written any?
When I open the Mail application (vers. 5.3, OS X 10.7.5 Lion), it contacts all mail servers (several POP3 and IMAP), which is reported in the Mail Activity section in the lower left. However, I ...
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Removing the font toolbar in a new message
In the mac (mountain lion) mail.app (v 6.2), when composing a new message, im looking to hide the default font/styling bar that appears beneath the standard toolbar at the top of the window.
I've ...
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Script that outputs number of emails in Mail.app inbox
I'd like to have a command-line script I can invoke at the Terminal that will output the total number of messages in my "Work" Inbox in mail.app. Usage would look like this:
$ inbox-count
48
What ...
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1answer
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How to keep images in Mail for offline reading?
For example:I subscribe emails to Huffington Post,and they send daily mails.How can I keep images in those mails so I can read them offline?
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how can i block email attatchments from downloading?
i just got the iPhone 5 and connected my Gmail account to the mail app. however Verizon charges through the nose for data, and i realized that the most data that i chew up is through email ...
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Can I use Google Sync (Exchange, Push) through Mail.app in Mountain Lion?
I love using gmail through Google Sync on my iPhone because it supports PUSH through the Exchange protocol.
See: https://www.google.com/mobile/sync
Essentially, they provide an Exchange compatible ...
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2answers
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Mail.app inbox becomes blank after a few minutes of use
On a newly installed and fully updated Mountain Lion system, I see the following problem:
After a few minutes of using Mail.app (or even just letting it sit in the dock), the inbox becomes empty. ...
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Can I export my account configuration from Mail app and import it into Outlook?
I am meeting an unexpected issue where Mail app connects just fine to my Exchange 2007 server given my email address, login and password (autodiscovery), but Outlook 2011 fails to connect. If I try to ...
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Mountain Lion Mail.app messages syncing preferences
When I clean installed ML I set up the mail app to connect with my web based IMAP/SMTP email accounts. I was surprised and pleased that it seemed to download all my email as I had been forced to use ...
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using multiple emails in the mail app and sending texts to that app as well
the question is almost identical to the title: i just got an iPhone 5, coming over from a blackberry. on my blackberry i was able to receive all my text messages and emails from both of my accounts ...
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Rules for filtering spam that comes written in russian alphabet, Mail 4.5, OS 10.6.8
I receive almost 99.99% e-mail spam in Russian.
I'm not sure why, but it makes it really easy for me to tell spam apart from real mail.
I use Apple mail 4.5 on MacOS 10.6.8, and I'd like to make a ...
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Why won't Mountain Lion Mail connect to Custom Dovecot IMAP server where Lion Mail connects just fine?
I am trying to set up a new Mountain Lion install on a mac mini to connect using Mail version 6.2 with IMAP to my custom Dovecot mail server which is on an old G5 on my network.
My Macbook Air ...
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How to change/customize mail signature in Mountain Lion?
To add an custom mail-signature in Lion you had to add an signature via preferences, and then replace the contents of the webarchive with your own.
In Mountain Lion, Apple replaced the webarchive ...
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Can not open Mail app since I updated the last version of Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
I just update my version of Mountain Lion and then when I try to open my Mail app I receive this message :
I tried to reinstall Mail but I actually don't know how to do it.
Anyone know what is the ...
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10.7: managing SMTP (outgoing) server for multiple POP email accounts on the same mail server
Folks:
re:  mail.app 5.2 (MacOS 10.7.4), possibly similar for earlier versions
I'm struggling to understand how to establish and maintain multiple simple POP, non-SSL email accounts on the same ...
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How to set a default font for outgoing messages in Mail on Lion
Mail in OS X 10.7 (Lion) doesn't allow me to set a default font for outgoing messages, and it's finicky when I change it in the message.
When I show the font bar (by clicking the A button at the top ...
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Mail.app Conversation view In-Reply-To header
Is there any plugin, setting or what ever that forces Mail.app to use In-Reply-To header field when grouping messages to conversations?
My problem is that I'm a member of many mailing-lists that use ...
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Mail.app smart mailbox, how to negate a search filter clause (_not_ flagged)?
How can I negate the search criterion: "is flagged"?
I need all messages in a given mailbox, whose flag is not set (i.e. they are not flagged).
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Edit subject line of email in inbox in mac mail
in mac mail is there a way to edit the subject line of an email thats in the inbox, this is just for internal filing reasons, say you get sent an email with the subject line 'attn:sam' that dosnt ...
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Is it possible to attach a file to an email from the command line?
I am often using the terminal, and I'd like to be able type a command that will attach a selected file to an email in mail.app.
:~ mailme myfile
Any idea on how to do that?
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How can I keep Mail.app's archive from becoming too big?
I'm trying to reduce my hard drive space used to prepare for a move to an SSD. I've got a wonderful application called DaisyDisk that allows me to visualize data segments on my hard drives.
I have ...
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Error when choosing Print > PDF > Mail PDF - document mail PDF damaged or incomplete?
I'm trying to send a document to email as a PDF. To do this you'd normally go to 'Print > PDF > Email PDF' but when I do this I get an error message:
The document mail PDF could not be opened ...
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Can I use multiple gmail-based accounts with the same username (but different domains) with Mail.app & IMAP?
A recent mail file corruption has led me to finally putting Eudora to bed. Since my personal email has been backed by gmail for a few years, and my work email is a Google apps email account, I ...
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Why is migration from Mac Thunderbird to Mac Mail not working properly?
I want to switch from Mac Thunderbird to Mac Mail. To do so, I compressed all folders of the account in Thunderbird and after that, I used the import wizard of Mac Mail. Unfortunately, a lot of Mails ...
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iMac 27inch (late 2009) -Recovering Mail Rules from cloned drive
Apple recalled my late 2009 iMac recently and fitted a new hard disk. I backed up the entire disk using SuperDuper before it went away, and also had sets of Time Machine backups to hand just in case.
...
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In Mail.app, how can I set a recipient's default email address?
When typing a recipient's name in the "To:" field, Mail.app will bring up an autocomplete menu showing all email addresses for that recipient (e.g., Home and Work). If I don't pay attention and just ...
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Archiving mail from Mail.app
In Microsoft Outlook I archive my mail by creating various archive files on the local disk. Can I do something similar to this with Mail.app? I would like to archive some of my iCloud email on my ...
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OS X Lion Mail.app sound effects bug
This is one of the weirdest bug that I've observed:
It seems that Mail.app's audio notifications for new mail and sending mail accumulate and play in order of occurrence when I unplug external ...
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Applescript to create Smart Mailbox for sender of a selected message?
I like to keep Smart Mailboxes for current clients, and would like to be able to automate this using Applescript to create a new Smart Mailbox within a Smart Mailbox folder for the email address of ...
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Exchange invites accepted twice - once from mail, once from calendar
When I receive an exchange meeting invite, it appears in my email inbox (with controls to accept/decline) and also in my calendar (under the small invitations icon). When I accept from one, the other ...
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Can I set Mail to only send from one email address whatever the account?
I use 2 different email addresses, and I have recently forwarded one to the other.
Eventually, I'm going to root out the first address and only use the second. But right now, in the second email ...
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Why is Quit disabled in Mail.app?
Recently, when I try to quit Mail, the Quit menu option is actually disabled and the keyboard shortcut doesn't work (it "beeps" just like when you try to do anything that isn't permitted). Screenshot ...
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Contents of gmail “Spam” folder appearing in search results
I updated Mail.app that comes with Mountain Lion and it seems to be unable to identify "Spam" folder located in my Gmail account as a spam folder.
Consequently, it treats "Spam" as a regular mail ...
