Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread Pete Biggs
> I don't use mail merge myself very often but having also come here from > Thunderbird, and having even advised Thunderbird users to try the > Libre/Open Office method, I am familiar with the concept and practice > of mail merge and I am very disappointed at the response (or should I > call it d

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread Chris Ramsden via evolution-list
On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:44 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 13:15 +0200, Andre Klapper wrote: > > On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:06 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > > > > You mean BCC? > > > > > > No I mean mail merge - each email is TO the person receiving it > >

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 12:23 +, Reid Thompson via evolution-list wrote: > On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 13:17 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:51 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > > > Never said Evolution was anything other than an email client, but I've > > > come t

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 10:22 -0400, Braden McDaniel wrote: > > On Oct 9, 2020, at 8:47 AM, Reid Thompson via evolution-list > > wrote: > > > > On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 13:17 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:51 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > > > > Never sa

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread Braden McDaniel
> On Oct 9, 2020, at 8:47 AM, Reid Thompson via evolution-list > wrote: > > On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 13:17 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >> >>> On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:51 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: >>> Never said Evolution was anything other than an email client, but I've >>> co

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread Reid Thompson via evolution-list
On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 13:17 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:51 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > > Never said Evolution was anything other than an email client, but I've > > come to expect to see this feature in clients (or at least as a plug > > in) since I'v

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:44 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > BCC sends the same thing to everyone, MM lets you customise each > > message at least to some degree. This is helpful in both personal and > > commercial settings, especially when you're wanting to add a > > professional touch

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:51 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > Never said Evolution was anything other than an email client, but I've > come to expect to see this feature in clients (or at least as a plug > in) since I've been using it often for the last 6 or 7 years. As I said, I for one h

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread gnome via evolution-list
On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 12:36 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:06 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > > On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 11:59 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > Have just installed Evolution version 3.30.5-1.1 (the default > > > > in > > > > Devuan). > >

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread gnome via evolution-list
On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 13:15 +0200, Andre Klapper wrote: > On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:06 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > > > You mean BCC? > > > > No I mean mail merge - each email is TO the person receiving it > > rather > > than a BCC which often trips spam filters. Your email is to you, >

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:06 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 11:59 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > Have just installed Evolution version 3.30.5-1.1 (the default in > > > Devuan). > > > > That's several years old. > > Not a programmer nor do I maintain any o

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread Andre Klapper
On Sat, 2020-10-10 at 00:06 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > > You mean BCC? > > No I mean mail merge - each email is TO the person receiving it rather > than a BCC which often trips spam filters. Your email is to you, not to > someone else and BCC to you but only to you. > > It's because o

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread gnome via evolution-list
On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 11:59 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > Have just installed Evolution version 3.30.5-1.1 (the default in > > Devuan). > > That's several years old. Not a programmer nor do I maintain any of this. I just use Devuan because it works without the issues that some other

Re: [Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 23:46 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Returning to Evolution after seeing the mess that is Thunderbird 78. > > Have just installed Evolution version 3.30.5-1.1 (the default in > Devuan). That's several years old. > As per the subject, I am scratc

[Evolution] Mail merge?

2020-10-09 Thread gnome via evolution-list
Hi Folks, Returning to Evolution after seeing the mess that is Thunderbird 78. Have just installed Evolution version 3.30.5-1.1 (the default in Devuan). As per the subject, I am scratching my head on sending emails as "mail merge" - this is where I can put multiple addresses in the "to" field