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16 Jun 2017, 11:29 AM | #1 |
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How to Save Sent Message to a Specific Folder?
How can I save an individual message to a specific folder in the new interface, and also set its priority (high, low, etc.)? I couldn't find the options that appear at the bottom of the classic compose screen in the new interface.
Sorry if this has been asked and answered in the 30-page "end of the classic interface" thread. I tried searching for it and none of my search terms brought up an answer. |
16 Jun 2017, 06:00 PM | #2 |
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This is a feature I use everyday in the Classic UI; I'll be interested in the answer as I can't find it.
For clarity we are talking about saving an email to specific folder in the new interface at the time of sending; not moving it later. NJSS |
17 Jun 2017, 01:56 AM | #3 |
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Yes, NJSS. That's exactly what I'm talking about.
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17 Jun 2017, 08:37 AM | #4 | |
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1) Setup a Personality and specify the particular folder to use for Sent Items for that Personality. 2) Compose or reply to an email. 3) In the 'From' dropdown menu, select the Personality that uses the folder you want to use for the sent items. 4) Send |
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17 Jun 2017, 10:07 AM | #5 |
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Thanks. I use personalities that way sometimes, but occasionally I want to file a message in a particular folder because of the subject, not the address i used to send it.
How much time and effort is it to add that feature? |
17 Jun 2017, 10:21 AM | #6 | |
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Obviously, I do not know your own workflow. If you tend to us a separate folder for each correspondent (something I once did but moved away from) then personalities do not help much. As to how much time and effort is involved in adding that feature, I am not sure, but suspect it is pretty messy. Indeed, it may be one of the reasons FastMail decided to discontinue the Classic interface. Filing to Sent folders using personalities just leverages the existing sieve support. Filing to a folder when you click Send for an individual message will need to use a completely different mechanism. |
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17 Jun 2017, 12:12 PM | #7 | |
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The best way I know to get everything you want is to go into the Settings>Mail>Folders setup screen and edit the folder you want to use. Change the Default identity to one which saves sent messages to that same folder. If you then use some method (such as a rule or a subdomain From identity or a target for a alias) to get incoming messages sent to that identity into that folder, all messages to and from that folder will be kept together automatically. I have used this technique for years and it works well. With respect to your request for setting the message priority: On the beta system (beta.fastmail.com), Fastmail is starting to implement this in the user interface. But it's not doing anything to the sent messages yet. Fastmail promised to make a few changes to the current system which were on the classic system, and the changes which I can see so far in the beta user interface (but not really working yet) are:
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17 Jun 2017, 01:57 PM | #8 |
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Thanks, Bill. Any hope for implementing Delete Permanently?
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17 Jun 2017, 03:01 PM | #9 |
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Ellen, you can permanently delete messages in two ways:
https://www.fastmail.com/help/receive/kbshortcuts.html Bill |
17 Jun 2017, 03:06 PM | #10 |
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Thanks, Bill. This is very helpful. Any shortcuts for iOS?
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17 Jun 2017, 03:49 PM | #11 |
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Thanks everyone
I already use multiple personalities where relevant. However this does not work where this is not relevant, say correspondence with family, friends, neighbours, professional advisors etc.. where I use my "personal" email address, but wish to file the emails in specific subject related folders The Classic interface worked perfectly this this respect for me, could this part of its code not be incorporated in the new UI ? Bill: thanks for your comments regarding the beta system & priority & acknowledgement of emails. These are important for me, and I use them almost daily. NJSS |
17 Jun 2017, 05:28 PM | #12 |
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The shortcuts work as long as you have a keyboard (Bluetooth keyboard or smart cover keyboard for iPod Pro). You can't use the on-screen keyboard because there is no way to activate it where it's needed.
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