An Eudora Script by Philippe Casgrain (Casgrain@Ecol.ucl.ac.be, Casgrain@ere.umontreal.ca)
This script is very useful with Eudora 1.4 (I use 1.4.2).
It allows one to select a file on a disk that will be automagically attached to an autoreply to messages whose "Subject:" field matches some user-specified string.
HOW TO USE IT
This script has been written and compiled with AppleScript 1.0, so everybody should be able to use it "right out of the box". As a convenience, a "TEXT" source is also included.
Of course, you need the regular AppleScript installation, and most notably the "display dialog" osax.
To use it, simply double-click on the applet. It will ask you either to select a file (if it's the first time you are using the script since it was last compiled) or to confirm the selected file.
Next, it will ask you for a "Subject to match". That is simply the string that the "Subject:" field must contained (not considering case) to be auto-replied to.
Then, the script will talk to the mail program Eudora (mine is named "Eudora1.4.2") and do the following, for each message in your "In" mailbox that matches the "Subject to match):
1) Move the message to the trash
2) Reply to the message (from the trash)
3) Append the file
4) Queue the reply
You are then left with messages in the trash (that have been replied to) and messages in the "Out" box, just waiting to be sent. You should tell yourself to Eudora to send the queued messages, at a time where it suits you the most (it does take a noticeable system load on ly IIci).
(Eudora is written by Steve Dorner and distributed by Qualcomm, Inc. It's (IMHO) the best mailing program for the Macintosh. Ever.)
I wrote this script to learn more about how to script Eudora, and I hope it will help other people too. Of course, feel free to modify the script to suit your needs, just don't distribute the modified scripts along with this package.
Please distribute this package (compiled script, text source, readme) to anybody who wants it. Just drop me a line if you like it! (e-mail is fine, but if you don't mind postcards... :-)
Just my little contribution to the 'net community...
Philippe Casgrain
4 980 boul. Lalande
Pierrefonds, Québec
CANADA H8Y 1V8
ObLegalese: This script is freeware, that is you are free to use it and modify it as you wish, but I retain copyrights to this distribution package. Please distribute it only in its original form.
Also, I (Philippe Casgrain) can not be held responsible in any way for any prejudice that this auto-reply script may cause to you. You want an example? It's not my fault if you mistakenly send XXX GIFs to president@whitehouse.gov... ;-)
