On Sat, 2021-10-30 at 14:19 +0100, Keith Barber wrote:
> Is it possible to use Evolution to mailmerge to multiple recipients
> using information from a database? If so, would someone point me to
> somewhere I might read how to do it?
Evolution per-se cannot to Mail Merge.
However you can mail me
On Mon, 2021-11-01 at 09:11 +, Keith Barber wrote:
> I don't know if it's an enhancement anyone has in mind, or whether
> anyone might consider it? It is the one feature I miss from
> Thunderbird, although I found Thunderbird just was not reliable
> enough
> in many other ways.
[Please don't
OK thanks for that.
I don't know if it's an enhancement anyone has in mind, or whether
anyone might consider it? It is the one feature I miss from
Thunderbird, although I found Thunderbird just was not reliable enough
in many other ways.
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Keith Barber
(He/him)
On Mon, 2021-11-0
On Sat, 2021-10-30 at 14:19 +0100, Keith Barber wrote:
> Is it possible to use Evolution to mailmerge to multiple recipients
> using information from a database? If so, would someone point me to
> somewhere I might read how to do it?
Hi,
there is no such thing builtin. You can use scripts
Is it possible to use Evolution to mailmerge to multiple recipients
using information from a database? If so, would someone point me to
somewhere I might read how to do it?
Many thanks,
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Best wishes
Keith Barber
(He/him)
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On 2020-10-11 at 13:58 +1300, gnome via evolution-list wrote:
> It's also quite easy to accidentally put every one in "cc" or "to"
> fields instead of BCC, and accidentally give every one each others
> email addresses - for me that would be a major failing, and under my
> country's privacy laws cou
On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 18:26 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> Mail merge as a process was always a function of office, not mail,
> applications. It's not something that non-business people ever do so
> I'm not surprised that people are not that familiar with the concept.
I'm not a business person, and
> 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
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
> >
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
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
> 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
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
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
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
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).
> >
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,
>
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
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
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
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
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
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