Catalina: mac Mail - display recipient?

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Catalina: mac Mail - display recipient?

Hi,

Just upgraded to Catalina.

Now in mail, it's impossible to show the recipient of sent messages.

The sent folders, or all sent messages, show my own email (as the sender), which of course is of absolute no use. I know I sent those message. But how can I know to whom I sent them?

Since they removed the column customization, how can we display all mails sent to a recipient.

Mac Mail is an "application", it's not a "web service" à la gmail. The solution IS NOT to search for a specific recipient. Search is not an option. Often, one wants to find messages sent, where we don't remember the recipients.

Thanks for any clue on how to get the recipients of all messages, say in a specific folder.

Steve J.

Posted on Oct 27, 2019 11:52 AM

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Answer 1

sjordi Author

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Nov 2, 2019 6:07 AM in response to i_rina

Thanks for your help.

Those articles don't help at all and won't as the very basic feature even freeware softwares offer has simply been removed.

Those columns don't exist anymore.

And as always, it has been imposed instead as offered as an option.

I'm reverting back to Mojave and lose all reminders in the meantime as they have been converted now and are not compatible anymore.

Good work. Microsoft-like work.

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brenden dv

Community Specialist

Nov 3, 2019 3:59 PM in response to sjordi

sjordi,

Thanks for getting back to us with those additional details, and for looking over those resources.

In this case, you might consider leaving feedback for your concern here: Product Feedback

Have a great rest of your day.

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i_rina

Community Specialist

Nov 1, 2019 3:37 PM in response to sjordi

Hello sjordi,

Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities. I understand that you’re wanting to view recipient’s email addresses in Mail on Mac, and I’m here for you.

For this issue, I believe that the user guides below have information that may be helpful:

Change Viewing preferences in Mail on Mac

Use the sidebar or Favorites bar in Mail on Mac

Alternatively, you mention search not being an option in Mail. However, search can be a powerful way to find what you're looking for, and these steps can help:

If searching doesn’t find the right emails in Mail on Mac

I hope this information is useful. Kind regards.

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Dec 1, 2019 4:29 PM in response to sjordi

I have precisely the same problem. Moving sent folder items into a new folder, all I now see is my own name.

I also miss the ability to add columns such as sent in my inbox. I have found issues where there have been several hours between when the sender sent the message and when it appeared in my inbox. Microsoft Exchange Server was the biggest culprit.

Have you found any work-arounds?

Paul

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Catalina: mac Mail - display recipient?

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