Automatic "send email" scheduler through Apple Mail?

[johnbro23]

For example, someone wants me to send them a reminder email on January 17 to set up a meeting. Right now I have an iCal event to remind myself. There must be an automated way to go about this. Ideally I would have the program send the email anytime I have internet connection on the 16th. And it would be cool to have a copy go to my inbox to remind myself that the email sent.

Is there a plugin for Mail I an use? Or does Mail already do this?

 

[gallagb]

using automater might work

not sure how to do it
someone else might be able to help more

(also -search the forums about this topic i know i've seen it before)_

 

[bearbo]

For example, someone wants me to send them a reminder email on January 17 to set up a meeting. Right now I have an iCal event to remind myself. There must be an automated way to go about this. Ideally I would have the program send the email anytime I have internet connection on the 16th. And it would be cool to have a copy go to my inbox to remind myself that the email sent.

Is there a plugin for Mail I an use? Or does Mail already do this?

both automator and applescript can do this. (i currently dont have my mac now, otherwise i can write you a script for both or them)

if you have not had any programming experience, play around with automator, it's not difficult at all

and after you have your workflow by automator, you want to use ical to remind you by run that workflow, then it'd do it automatically.

 

[johnbro23]

I found this:

http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/10/schedule-emails-to-send-later-in-mailapp/

It allows you to send stuff later, but it also requires the computer is on and connected to the internet to send. I travel with my computer a lot, meaning it is sleeping for almost 30% of the day. I don't want to have a 30% chance the email won't send...any suggestions?