Re: Using Eudora to answer emails...

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

Bob,

I don't work exactly this way. I work with regular email in Eudora itself,
using a macro program (AutoHotkey) to make Win programs like Eudora almost
as easy to work with as Xy.


I run a moderated email listserv on Ayn Rand's philosophy, and I use the
Xy-Eudora combo with it for two purposes: 1. generating form emails with
some variables in it (e.g., "Dear :


Thank you for joining the list. Your subscription is good through ."

2. Converting about 15 posts a day to primitive HTML format for posting
them to a website.


Regards,
Harry


Harry Binswanger wrote:
>You are using Eudora? Then why not do your email differently in Xy, as I
>do. Eudora works with plain text files. You can write the email in Xy, save
>it with a name ending in .mbx, such as TEMP.MBX, then open Eudora and it
>will create for you the corresponding .toc file, transfer it (in Eudora) to
>the OUT box, and send it on its merry way.

Hi Harry,

I remember your earlier post, and thought about trying your method. I
didn't do it, however, because it sounded like it took too many
keystrokes. And since I have Eudora open all the time, I don't think your
method would work as efficiently for me as it does for you.


The way I do it now, one keystroke with my Win98 macro program creates a
reply message in Eudora, cuts the quoted text to the clipboard, opens Xy4,
then pastes the text into an open Xy4 file. After I am done writing a
second keystroke (assigned to an Xy4 key) saves this file, clips the text
into the clipboard, and then closes Xy4. A third Win98 macro pastes the
text into Eudora and sends the email. (When I was using Nota Bene, I
actually only needed one keystroke to send, since I could use my Win98
macro program to cut the text from NB and then paste the text into Eudora.)


If you can do it in fewer keystrokes, however, I am interested.

All the best,

Bob
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