Re: Importing mail database from The Bat! mail application?

> Chris Wilson <chris@...> wrote:

>> I am having a few issues with my mail app that I have used for many many
>> years. I would like to try Gemini, is it possible to import any data from
>> Ritlabs "The Bat"" mail application into Gemoni?

> Import is supported, but the format might not match - ie one might need to
> tweak it.  If you install the trial version of Messenger Pro (it's not been
> branded Gemini for ages now) you can experiment.

>> messages in a user defined colour based on filters?

> Yes, if you mean the line in the viewer that shows all of a set of messages.
> I do this quite a lot.

>> Can I use macros to add pre compiled text to messages? Thanks.

> Do you mean things like replacing "me" by "Jeremy Nicoll" (or whatever) as
> you type?  I'm not sure, certainly I've never done it.

> On the other hand if you mean changing the content of incoming messages as
> they arrive, one can do that in a three stage process:

>   - divert certain incoming files as they arrive, to an external file
>   - ran some external process (perhaps monitoring that external file)
>     to change the stuff in it
>   - ran a 'fetch' (perhaps on a timed basis) that reads content from
>     a specified external file

> (For various reasons it's better that the file that MP writes stuff to is
> not the same one that the fetch fetches from, but that's a detail.) I've
> tested the principle involved here but not yet written the code I plan to
> actually do the message-specific editing.




19/09/2012 14:56

By macros I mean writing the text of a mail and storing it within
Messenger Pro to insert as a named macro in an e-mail, either manually
or automatically. 99% of the time I do it manually. For example, I
sell car parts. You e-mail me asking for details of my high
performance widget. Rather than type out two pages of "widget" info I
go to - Macros - Widget Info - Insert in e-mail > Enter

and voila, the macro is inserted and I can just add a brief bit of
personal greeting etcetera. With The Bat! I have about 0 macros stored.
Saves a LOT of time... Thanks for the other info!

-- 
       Best Regards,
                   Chris Wilson.


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