Things I would like to see an email app do
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Isn't Office 365 just Office rebranded for subscription? Earlier versions of Outlook allowed you to create Rules, which would probably allow you to do want you want.
"Normal" versions of Outlook definitely allows this with rules, as can be seen when you accidentally set up the same rule twice.
My plan is to live forever ... so far so good
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I work with clients and third party vendors. Sometimes, I want an email to go both into the client folder and the third party vendor folder, as the email is related to both. :sigh: Your turn!
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Abusing Extension Methods, Null Continuation, and Null Coalescence OperatorsOutlook (at least the desktop client) allows you to add multiple user defined categories to any email, sounds like the same functionality as Gmail labels. You can definately filter by category as well.
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I work with clients and third party vendors. Sometimes, I want an email to go both into the client folder and the third party vendor folder, as the email is related to both. :sigh: Your turn!
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Abusing Extension Methods, Null Continuation, and Null Coalescence OperatorsI pretty much gave up on folders for Outlook a few years back, I just use search if I need to find an email. The cc/bcc on the email should make it clear who else the email went to.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Kent Sharkey wrote:
Labels? (in gmail anyway - of course I have no clue if any desktop client can make use of them)
Sadly, we're using Outlook 365, and if there are labels, I don't know how to use them. :laugh:
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Abusing Extension Methods, Null Continuation, and Null Coalescence OperatorsIn outlook you have categories you can create. Combining those with rules you should be able to achieve what you want.
Paulo Gomes Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight. —Bill Gates Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. —Albert Einstein
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That would be unacceptable current usage. Even so, it has the potential to succeed. More power to you!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
Watt else could I do over wires?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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You'd have power over them, that's for certain.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I'm glad joule see the value in this important feature.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Watt else could I do over wires?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
You could socket to them...
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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I work with clients and third party vendors. Sometimes, I want an email to go both into the client folder and the third party vendor folder, as the email is related to both. :sigh: Your turn!
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Abusing Extension Methods, Null Continuation, and Null Coalescence OperatorsDo you want a full copy of the incoming email or a link to that email to go in the other folder?
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Thunderbird will do multiple actions in a filter. Example: This popped up when I had both move and copy. When a message matches this filter the actions will be run in this order: 1. Copy Message to lou on Local Folders 2. Move Message to comodo on Local Folders I use Popfile along with Thunderbird. I can insert anything in subject line with popfile. Every email client I have ever used has kudos and warts. Lou
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
Thunderbird[^] can be used as a local client for Outlook and many freemails, including Gmail. I have used it to backup email services that otherwise cannot be backed up, and it's possible to move emails between accounts without having to forward them. One drawback -- Thunderbird (when I used it) didn't understand Gmail labels. I discovered that when I synced, an email that had more than 1 label was downloaded into a folder that corresponded to each label, so it produce duplicates. While it irritated me, this is what Marc wants (although with Outlook). I haven't used Thunderbird in a couple of years, but found it's been significantly updated (the above link is for their What's New in v68 page). I'll be playing with it.
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Kent Sharkey wrote:
Labels? (in gmail anyway - of course I have no clue if any desktop client can make use of them)
Sadly, we're using Outlook 365, and if there are labels, I don't know how to use them. :laugh:
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Abusing Extension Methods, Null Continuation, and Null Coalescence Operatorsyou can setup rules and just make sure that you continue to process other rules. So rule 1 for the first requirement copy item to folder 1. continue to process other rules. So rule 2 for the second requirement copy item to folder 2. Then delete from main folder. Done.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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I would go more for "make people read what I wrote, not what they want to read"
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Or even better "make people read what I meant not what I wrote" ;) ;)
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Not allowing the frivolous clicking of the Reply All button. I don't mind wedding and baby announcements being sent to the entire company, but I can't stand all of the "Congratulations" replies to those emails.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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You could socket to them...
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
I'm a-frayed that sounds like a cheap plug for LaughIn.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Thunderbird[^] can be used as a local client for Outlook and many freemails, including Gmail. I have used it to backup email services that otherwise cannot be backed up, and it's possible to move emails between accounts without having to forward them. One drawback -- Thunderbird (when I used it) didn't understand Gmail labels. I discovered that when I synced, an email that had more than 1 label was downloaded into a folder that corresponded to each label, so it produce duplicates. While it irritated me, this is what Marc wants (although with Outlook). I haven't used Thunderbird in a couple of years, but found it's been significantly updated (the above link is for their What's New in v68 page). I'll be playing with it.
BryanFazekas wrote:
). I'll be playing with it.
I would like to know what you find out. Thinking on moving to the other side too :)
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Marc Clifton wrote:
Your turn!
Make people read the entire email.
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Not only read the entire email, but respond back with more than one word answer to a multi-part question. It only makes me have to re-ask the same question again when they answer the first question part and ignore the rest of the question(s).
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Not only read the entire email, but respond back with more than one word answer to a multi-part question. It only makes me have to re-ask the same question again when they answer the first question part and ignore the rest of the question(s).
So true. Whenever I have more than one question I even bullet point them with a numbered list and people still don't answer them all. :doh:
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other. Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Not allowing the frivolous clicking of the Reply All button. I don't mind wedding and baby announcements being sent to the entire company, but I can't stand all of the "Congratulations" replies to those emails.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
Being introduced [^], but WAY to lenient and limits not configurable - at least yet. I guess might be a little bit useful in a huge enterprise at this point, but looking forward to something more generally useful. How about keyboards that give a shock anytime reply-all is used - do you think it might help people learn to only use it when they REALLY need to? (Unfortunately, I'm guessing probably not).
