Outgoing rule for cc?

[Robert Floyd]

I need to set up a rule that will add a couple of cc's to every outgoing
email to a given recipient. I don't see anything in the base Entourage rules
that will handle this, and I haven't been able to find a script that seems
to do the trick, either.

Can someone point me to the appropriate resource? I'm sure I missed
something while searching, since this must be something other people need
(and it is a capability of Outlook).

TIA,
Robert Floyd
Durham, NC

 

[Mickey Stevens]

As Barry said, you could use an outgoing rule to copy yourself on each
message.

Otherwise, you could use a script. First, install the Jon's Command's
scripting addition (version 3 for OS X) if you haven't already. It is
freely available at the author's website.
<http://www.seanet.com/~jonpugh/>

Then, get the "Add BCC or CC" script by Paul Berkowitz. It includes setup
and usage instructions. All you have to do is run the script whenever you
open a new message to have yourself added as a BCC recipient.
<http://www.scriptbuilders.net/search.php?search_str=add+bcc>

 

[Paul Berkowitz]

There's a bit more (that's why I hadn't replied yet with the same
suggestion).

1) If you are new to Macs and/or your computer came with Tiger (OS 10.4)
installed, not upgraded form a previous version of OS X, you won't have
Stuffit Expander on your computer. Get it from http://www.versiontracker.com
.. Now you can decompress the .hqx file you download. Double-clicking the
..hqx file should work, or drag it onto Stuffit Expander.

2) The location for Entourage scripts in OS X is the Entourage Script Menu
Items folder in the Microsoft User Data folder _in your user Documents
folder_. (Not what the ReadMe says - it was written back in OS 8.6.)

3) The location for Jon's Commands X (which you can also get from
http://www.osaxen.com ) is the ScriptingAdditions folder in the Library
folder of your username folder. (Not what the ReadMe says.) But you won't
have one yet, you have to make it there forts. Note there is no space in
"ScriptingAdditions". If Entourage is already open, you may have to quit it
and relaunch it after installing Jon's Commands, for it to "register" with
Entourage.

4) The ReadMe says you can run the script (once it's in that Entourage
Script Menu Items folder) form a keyboard shortcut option-command-C. But
first you'll need to add " \omC" (without quotes) to the end of the script's
name - note the space. (Or check Entourage Help/About the script menu, to
set a different keyboard shortcut.)

OK. Now it will work. If you want it to run automatically (as I think you
do) go to Tools/Schedules and make a new Repeating schedule to run every 1
minute. as long as it takes you 1 minute (actually, on average 30 seconds,
but 1 min is maximum) to write an email, it will work automatically.

--
Paul Berkowitz
MVP MacOffice
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>

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[Lynn Roylance]

What happens if you 'reply all'? That is what I have been able to do.

From [Robert Floyd] on 4/17/06 3:50 PM:

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Why not set up a group that includes her plus the other two people? If a
group exists under her name, it will come up when you start typing her name,
to make it harder to forget to do this.