[comp.mail.elm] Copy outgoing mail to folders for ALL receipients

bill@eedsp.gatech.edu (Bill Berbenich) (03/28/91)

Does anyone know the method whereby I might save a copy of outgoing mail
in the case of multiple addressees in a folder for each addressee name?

For example, if I send mail to: joe, jane, bob, betty, sid, sharon
I will presently only get a copy saved to the 'joe' folder if it
exists.  I want to save a copy in each folder, not just the lead
addressee's.  Is this possible?  If so, how should I implement it?

Many thanks,

itkin@mrspoc.Transact.COM (Steven M. List) (03/29/91)

bill@eedsp.gatech.edu (Bill Berbenich) writes:

>Does anyone know the method whereby I might save a copy of outgoing mail
>in the case of multiple addressees in a folder for each addressee name?
>
>For example, if I send mail to: joe, jane, bob, betty, sid, sharon
>I will presently only get a copy saved to the 'joe' folder if it
>exists.  I want to save a copy in each folder, not just the lead
>addressee's.  Is this possible?  If so, how should I implement it?

This too could be solved by either using a simple Filter solution (include
yourself as an addressee using an alias) using one rule for each addressee
in conjunction with that alias

    if (to contains "myalias" and to contains "joe" ) then
        save "/myhome/maildir/joe"
    if (to contains "myalias" and to contains "jane" ) then
        save "/myhome/maildir/jane"

and so on.  You could also set up an Smail or Sendmail alias instead of
an Elm alias, and have that not only mail the file to each user but
save a copy in each folder.

I, too, would like to have Elm do everything for me.  But the fact is that
given the tools avialable to us in a *IX environment, there are many options
and it is often possible to combine tools to produce the results we want.
A little creativity is all that's needed!

Or you could join the Elm Development Group, figure out how to make our
favorite Mail User Agent do these things, and earn the undying gratitude
of your USENET brothers and sisters!
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