Using Eudora to answer emails...

[Bob Zimmerman zimmerman@xxxxxxxx]

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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