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Title: It's time to admit dafeet?
Post by: Xairbusdriver on February 22, 2021, 04:21:50 PM

I've installed and deleted three different apps that claim to be able to "Send Later" an email.

Mailbutler - It probably can but only if one purchases the "Preimium" package.
Spark - It actually did, but it has a 50 addressee maximum and a horribly crippled message editor
Airmail - Can get it to actually work, even with text "support". It's the least expensive app at ~$3/mon

There are some who have designed Automator/AppleScripts that may not now work. Apple is letting AS slowly die, probably for safety concerns.

I will probably return to Apple Mail and simply create drafts a few days ahead of time and a Calendar event to remind me of the day I need to send the messages (~85 addresses, 4 to 8 times/mo). Sending any email while using Comcast/Xfinity requires disabling the NVP which I seem to forget every other day... :wallbash:

Title: Re: It's time to admit dafeet?
Post by: Paddy on February 27, 2021, 11:02:51 PM

If you're sending to a list, have you considered something like Moosend? (I think it allows scheduled sending on the free plan - Mailchimp no longer does)

Or - you can do scheduled sending from Gmail using the webmail version - which also allows you to send to up to 500 non-Gmail addresses at a time and up to 2000 Gmail addresses.

Interestingly - there is a third-party desktop app for Gmail: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mail-for-gmail/id1216244845?mt=12

I'm assuming that you mean you have to disable your VPN to send email - not your "NVP" (an early form of VOIP) ;)

Title: Re: It's time to admit dafeet?
Post by: Xairbusdriver on February 28, 2021, 09:40:38 AM

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If you're sending to a list

It's a list, but the main person changes with each date. As impersonal as an email is, I like the "To:" to be the birthday person. Everyone else is in "Bcc:". I just copy two parts of the 'email' column in the spreadsheet and paste. I'm just stubborn and cheap! :blush-anim-cl: :yes:
I don't use Google, nor Gmail. I refuse to surrender!! :rant:

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I'm assuming that you mean...VPN

True, my keyboard maid a miztake.

I just today got a note from MailButler asking if I needed more help with their app. I didn't bother suggesting that they put the "Send Later" function in the free option. :coolio: :whistling:

Still 'thinking' about Automator/AppleScript. The sending part is actually the easiest of the tasks. Coming up with something at least a bit personal for people, most of whom I haven't talked to for over 55 years, is more difficult. :yes: At least some of them have 'bio's' at the class web site. At our age we will probably not remember what the email said 365 days ago! :laughhard: