Automatic BCC?

[camlad]

I need to send a BCC of all emails to another eaddress. Can this be done
automatically so I do not have to remember to set a BCC each time. The BCC
eaddress is always the same.



Camlad

 

[Diane Ross]

I need to send a BCC of all emails to another eaddress. Can this be done
automatically so I do not have to remember to set a BCC each time. The BCC
eaddress is always the same.

Use Automator action:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/automator/newmsg_bcc.html>

You didn't mention which version of Entourage you are using. I know this is
available for Entourage 2008, but Entourage 2004 might not have this action.

You can also do this with a script: Edit name and email address.

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
set originalMessage to item 1 of (get current messages)
set theReply to reply to originalMessage
make new recipient at end of theReply with properties {recipient
type:bcc recipient, address:{display name:"John Doe",
address:"(e-mail address removed)"}}
end tell

For a draft message:

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
if (class of front window) is draft window then
set originalMessage to front window
save originalMessage -- Save the draft message
make new recipient at end of originalMessage with properties
{recipient type:bcc recipient, address:{display name:"John Doe",
address:"(e-mail address removed)"}}
save front window
else
display dialog "This script requires that a draft window be open,
and adds a BCC recipient to it."
end if
end tell

Line endings might need to be repaired if viewing on the Mactopia interface.
If you view this message in the Entourage newsreader, you should be able to
copy correctly.

 

[camlad]

Re: Automatic BCC?Thank you Diane - it will be my first venture into
Automator. Yes, I am using 2008 (and very cross with Microsoft for
abandoning VBA in Word and XL).

Camlad

I need to send a BCC of all emails to another eaddress. Can this be done
automatically so I do not have to remember to set a BCC each time. The BCC
eaddress is always the same.

Use Automator action:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/automator/newmsg_bcc.html>

You didn't mention which version of Entourage you are using. I know this is
available for Entourage 2008, but Entourage 2004 might not have this action.

You can also do this with a script: Edit name and email address.

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
set originalMessage to item 1 of (get current messages)
set theReply to reply to originalMessage
make new recipient at end of theReply with properties {recipient type:bcc
recipient, address:{display name:"John Doe", address:"(e-mail address removed)"}}
end tell

For a draft message:

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
if (class of front window) is draft window then
set originalMessage to front window
save originalMessage -- Save the draft message
make new recipient at end of originalMessage with properties
{recipient type:bcc recipient, address:{display name:"John Doe",
address:"(e-mail address removed)"}}
save front window
else
display dialog "This script requires that a draft window be open,
and adds a BCC recipient to it."
end if
end tell

Line endings might need to be repaired if viewing on the Mactopia interface.
If you view this message in the Entourage newsreader, you should be able to
copy correctly.

 

[Diane Ross]

Re: Automatic BCC?Thank you Diane - it will be my first venture into
Automator. Yes, I am using 2008 (and very cross with Microsoft for
abandoning VBA in Word and XL).

VBA is coming back. Be patient.

 

[camlad]

VBA is coming back. Be patient.
That's the best bit of news for a long time.

....but please help me a bit more to get started with the BCC - it is an
opportunity to get back into Mac after a year or two in the PC wilderness,
which I still have to keep a foot in from time to time.

My venture into AppleScript (which will be better in the long run than
Automator) nearly worked. At one stage I managed to ativate the already
written email message and add a BCC recilient - then managed to mess it up
and not recover.

Ideally I want to click the Entourage send button and for AppleScript to
intevene and add the BCC recipient before the message is sent. Is that
possible? How on earth does one assign the script to the Entourage send
button if/when I manage to get the script right.

I realise I am trying to run before I have even got out of the sitting
position, let alone walk!

Thanks Diane for any further help you can give - I remember the first XL
macro about 15 years ago was the worst and without anyone to help.

Camlad

 

[Diane Ross]

Ideally I want to click the Entourage send button and for AppleScript to
intevene and add the BCC recipient before the message is sent. Is that
possible? How on earth does one assign the script to the Entourage send
button if/when I manage to get the script right.

First, I'm a huge user of AppleScripts and can only do very meager editing
of scripts. We are lucky in that we have a huge cache of free available
scripts and script authors willing to help with custom scripts.

Now to your problem....You can't do what you are describing in the send
process.

You need to use either the Automator action to create a new message that has
the BCC included or use a script to do this. The action needs to be done at
this stage of the process not on send.

Check out this process to use the Terminal to do this in Apple Mail. It
looks like you could edit this for Entourage.

Type "defaults read com.apple.mail UserHeaders".

<http://email.about.com/od/macosxmailtips/qt/et_auto_bcc.htm>

If you get this work, let us know.

-------------To get you started with using scripts-------------

Using AppleScripts with Entourage Part 1

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/07/using_applescripts_with_entourage.ht
ml>

Favorite Scripts to use with Entourage Part 2

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/07/favorite_scripts.html>

Assign a category with a keyboard shortcut Part 3

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/08/assign_a_category_with_a_keyboard_sh
ort.html>

Create a TinyURL-no more broken links Part 4

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/09/create_a_tinyurl.html>