Can't schedule rules - who's good at Applescript?

[ITchest]

Dear all,

I'm an experienced Outlook Express user that's just started using Entourage.
It's a great program, with a catastrophic flaw: you can't schedule rules! So
once mail has been downloaded, you can't automatically post-process it. I've
seen that an Applescript - about which I know very little - can stand in for
a rule, and be scheduled as well. So...

Would one of you Applescript gurus (Paul B?) be able to write a script that
replicated AOL's behaviour? IE:

If an email in the inbox is older than one week OR has been replied to, copy
it to the 'Saved' folder.

TIA, Benedict.

 

[ITchest]

Re: Can't schedule rules - who's good at Applescript?Barry, you're a genius!

Now, how do I apply this to a particular IMAP mailbox only? I assume I need
to specify the mailbox and the folder name?

TIA, Benedict.

Dear all,

I'm an experienced Outlook Express user that's just started using
Entourage.
It's a great program, with a catastrophic flaw: you can't schedule rules!
So
once mail has been downloaded, you can't automatically post-process it.
I've
seen that an Applescript - about which I know very little - can stand in
for
a rule, and be scheduled as well. So...

Would one of you Applescript gurus (Paul B?) be able to write a script
that
replicated AOL's behaviour? IE:

If an email in the inbox is older than one week OR has been replied to,
copy
it to the 'Saved' folder.

TIA, Benedict.

tell app "Microsoft Entourage"
move (every message of folder 1 whose replied to is true) to folder "Saved"
move (every message of folder 1 whose time received < ((current date) - 7 *
days)) to folder "Saved"
end tell

 

[Barry Wainwright]

Thank you for those kind words

'folder 1' is short-hand for the inbox under 'Folders on my Computer'.
Replace [folder 1] with [folder "inbox" of imap account
"whateverTheAccountIsCalled"]