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Become a Switcher with MailSwitch!
I use probably 10 core email domains, each with at least 1 or 2, and sometimes as many as 5-10 address under each domain.
For a long time I enjoyed the benefit of being able to switch identities in Outlook Express for OS9. In Mail this kind of functionality didn't exist. It seemed like my only option was to use Entourage, but I was loathed to even use this. Not because it is a Microsoft product, but because I really didnt like the idea of having to use the whole clunky PIM for my email. Moreover, I wanted to benefit from the integration that OSX has between Mail, iChat, iCal & Address Book etc.
In my quest for answers I was finally able to come across a great little utility called 'MailSwitch'. MailSwitch although not entirely seemless within Mail, comes pretty close!
MailSwitch allows you to create identities with unique preferences and mailbox files within a folder under your 'user>library>mailswitch' directory which it swaps out with the existing files in 'user>library>mail'. By doing this it gives you a manageable interface or 'identity switching panel' through which you can swap back and forth between identities.
MailSwitch is developed by Jason Lundy @ Box O'Rox software, and although would have worked perfectly fine without registration, I decide to pitch in the approx. $10 registration fee.
Many thanks to Jason, I give MailSwitch a 10/10 rating!
MailSwitch is available currently in English but is also ready to be customised for other languages also, for those interested in helping.
More information can be found here:
http://www.boxorox.com/
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