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From: Robert Peirce on 25 Nov 2009 08:04 Is there a way to organize Mail or Address Book so selecting a group will cause the To list to be in the desired order? My list seems to come up in the reverse order of the way it appears in Address Book except for a couple of exceptions that seem to get into the To list at random. I even get some names mixed in with sub-groups. This is only important for a couple of groups where there is a desired pecking order.
From: Jolly Roger on 25 Nov 2009 09:03 In article <bob-A5BAF4.08043725112009(a)nntp.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce <bob(a)peirce-family.com> wrote: > Is there a way to organize Mail or Address Book so selecting a group > will cause the To list to be in the desired order? My list seems to > come up in the reverse order of the way it appears in Address Book > except for a couple of exceptions that seem to get into the To list at > random. I even get some names mixed in with sub-groups. > > This is only important for a couple of groups where there is a desired > pecking order. When it comes to email addresses, order absolutely doesn't matter. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Robert Haar on 25 Nov 2009 11:23 On 11/25/09 9:03 AM, "Jolly Roger" <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > In article <bob-A5BAF4.08043725112009(a)nntp.aioe.org>, > Robert Peirce <bob(a)peirce-family.com> wrote: > >> Is there a way to organize Mail or Address Book so selecting a group >> will cause the To list to be in the desired order? My list seems to >> come up in the reverse order of the way it appears in Address Book >> except for a couple of exceptions that seem to get into the To list at >> random. I even get some names mixed in with sub-groups. >> >> This is only important for a couple of groups where there is a desired >> pecking order. > > When it comes to email addresses, order absolutely doesn't matter. You are correct as far as the delivery of the email messages, but there are times when the receivers perceive a implication in the order. The OP has described that kind of situation. It may seem trivial but some people get worked up over such niceties. I don't know of a general solution to the question other than manually adjusting the order in the TO: list. You might create a mail list so that just the list name appears.
From: Richard Wakeford on 25 Nov 2009 11:57 On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:23:54 -0500, Robert Haar wrote: > The OP has > described that kind of situation. It may seem trivial but some people get > worked up over such niceties. Send using BCC then and, that way, no one knows who has received what and in what order. All pettiness is then remove! ;-)
From: Barry Margolin on 25 Nov 2009 16:03
In article <bob-A5BAF4.08043725112009(a)nntp.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce <bob(a)peirce-family.com> wrote: > Is there a way to organize Mail or Address Book so selecting a group > will cause the To list to be in the desired order? My list seems to > come up in the reverse order of the way it appears in Address Book > except for a couple of exceptions that seem to get into the To list at > random. I even get some names mixed in with sub-groups. > > This is only important for a couple of groups where there is a desired > pecking order. What happens if you enter the important names by hand, and then add the group? -- Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group *** |