Header Of Original Message When Replying

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Header Of Original Message When Replying

When replying and including the text of the original message, mail prefixes the body of the original message with:

On <date>, at <time>, <user> wrote:

Is there a way to get a short header automatically included so that recipients of my reply can easily see who the original message was distributed to?

This is the default behaviour of other mail clients that I use but I can't see an option anywhere to switch this on in Mail.

Thank you,

Ian

iMac 17" Flat Panel, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Jun 20, 2008 12:38 AM

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Answer 1

Jun 20, 2008 5:33 AM in response to IanB

Ian,

I don't know a simple way to do this while using the Reply button. However, with the message you wish to reply to open, you click New Message, and then click Edit/Append Selected Messages the desired format will result.

If you start with Reply All, erase the standard inclusion and then Append you get the original distribution list, to which you can add others.

Ernie

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IanB Author

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Jun 20, 2008 5:48 AM in response to Ernie Stamper

Hi Ernie

Thanks for your reply. It seems a curious omission. I wonder is there some hidden preference one can set.

Thanks

I

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Barney-15E

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Jun 20, 2008 5:52 AM in response to IanB

I had never noticed that before. Another great feature of Mail I didn't know existed. Did you ever consider that the people on the original distribution don't want you to forward their email address to someone else?

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IanB Author

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Jun 20, 2008 5:59 AM in response to Barney-15E

Hi Barney-15E,

I was talking about replying not forwarding.

In any case, I would like the option to be able to control the format with a preference.

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Barney-15E

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Jun 20, 2008 6:40 AM in response to IanB

Send feedback to Apple. Mail menu, "Provide Mail Feedback…"

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