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Send mail on specific date and time

Does anyone know how can I tell Mail to send a mail on a specific date and time?

MacPro 2.8, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Apr 15, 2010 12:37 AM

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Posted on Apr 15, 2010 1:16 AM

Mail won't do it by itself, but iCal will. Create an event at the specific date and time you want the mail sent. You will then need to create a simple applescript to send the desired email content to the desired recipient. Then instruct iCal to 'run script' at the desired time.

Check out the applescript forum here on Apple Discussions for help with the applescript.

It will be a FUN learning experience!
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Apr 15, 2010 1:16 AM in response to siamless

Mail won't do it by itself, but iCal will. Create an event at the specific date and time you want the mail sent. You will then need to create a simple applescript to send the desired email content to the desired recipient. Then instruct iCal to 'run script' at the desired time.

Check out the applescript forum here on Apple Discussions for help with the applescript.

It will be a FUN learning experience!

Send mail on specific date and time

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