Auto Bcc on every email?

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Tiff Sunbacon

Is it possible to figure Entourage (2004) so that every sent email is
blind copied to myself? (This will mean that I don't have to keep
setting up another set of rules for Outgoing mail.)
Thanks
Tiff
MacBook Pro OS 10.4.11
 
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William Smith

Tiff said:
Is it possible to figure Entourage (2004) so that every sent email is
blind copied to myself? (This will mean that I don't have to keep
setting up another set of rules for Outgoing mail.)
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Hi Tiff!

You can try adding a Bcc header in your account settings under Options
--> Additional headers. It would look something like:

Header: Bcc
Value: [email protected]

However, this is not a true header and will not work with all servers.
If it works for you then you're in luck. If not then you'll need to
stick with your rules. Be sure to test before you depend on it.

Hope this helps!

--

bill

William M. Smith, Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows
Entourage Help Page <http://entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
 
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Barry Wainwright

Thure said:
Anyone tried this on Entourage 2008, Mac OS X 10.5 and Intel-based Mac?

/thure
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I haven't, but there's no reason why ot wouldn't work.
 
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Thure

Barry Wainwright said:
I haven't, but there's no reason why ot wouldn't work.
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Thanks, but doesn't it require Jon's Commands?

From Jon Pugh's Home Page:
"Jon's Commands X 3.0d3 (124K) is partially functional, being PPC only (i.e.
it does not work on Intel). Offered under the "Something is better than
nothing" theory. Note that Jon's Commands is old enough that it would need to
be completely rewritten for Intel compatibility."

Since I am not used to do more than the most basic scripting, it's good to
know if there's a chanse it works before starting.

/thure
 
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Diane Ross

Another option would be to use the new Automator actions included with
Entourage 2008. Select:

1) Create new Entourage Mail Message.
2) Set the from account and enter the BCC.
3) Save this action as a workflow.
4) Save in the Sample Automator Workflows folder in the Script Menu Items
folder.

To get you started look in the Entourage Script Menu Items folder, you will
see some examples. You can assign a shortcut to it for easy use or save it
as application and place it on your desktop.

I have added additional info to move the message window:

Select Action "Run AppleScript"

Insert this script: (you can set the window position by adjusting {75, 140}

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
set theWindows to every window whose class is draft window
repeat with aWindow in theWindows
set position of aWindow to {75, 140}
end repeat
end tell
 
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Barry Wainwright

Thure said:
Thanks, but doesn't it require Jon's Commands?

From Jon Pugh's Home Page:
"Jon's Commands X 3.0d3 (124K) is partially functional, being PPC only (i.e.
it does not work on Intel). Offered under the "Something is better than
nothing" theory. Note that Jon's Commands is old enough that it would need to
be completely rewritten for Intel compatibility."

Since I am not used to do more than the most basic scripting, it's good to
know if there's a chanse it works before starting.

/thure
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if it does require Jon's commands, then the script will not work on
Intel under 2008.

Have you tried contacting the script's author for info on an update?
 
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Barry Wainwright

Really, there is no need to use a script. you can either use a custom
header to add a bbc line (in the Tools|Accounts|Options dialog), or you
can use an outgoing rule to forward a copy of any mail not already
addressed to your main account to that account.

write back if you need more info.
 
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