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Two things I'm surprised ALL email clients don't do
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Dec 22, 2011, 08:32 PM
 
I hope these features are available in some email client for Mac. If so, please let me know the name of the app.

1. When I start typing an email address or a name, auto complete shows me a drop-down list of people/addresses that match. So many times, that list includes addresses that are outdated or are not in the format that I desire. I know I can get out of that email, go look up that listing and change or delete the information, but seldom do I have the time, nor want to go to the trouble, to do all that. Why can't I select an address from that drop-down list, right-click/control-click/two-finger-click on it and edit it or delete it? And yes, I know that I can edit the name/email address for the specific email I'm sending, but that doesn't change the main record. The next time auto-complete comes up, the edited version is not there, the old one still is. Doesn't any program do this?

2. Delayed send. Seems like that would be a no-brainer. I can set all kinds of alarms, alerts and reminders for just about any time, but I can't write an email to remind someone of a meeting and have it sent on the day prior to the meeting. I'm willing to leave my machine on 24/7. I'm no programmer, but that sure seems like it would be easy and WAY useful!

I appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks!
     
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Dec 22, 2011, 09:50 PM
 
iCal can be set to send event emails instead of the usual alarms.
     
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Dec 23, 2011, 07:09 AM
 
There are a lot of places where being able to edit "autofill" cache contents would be awesome, but dumping old (or erroneous) email addresses would be one of the most awesome. For me, these situations have to be pretty darn annoying to get me to edit my address book, in part because those cache lists aren't particularly accessible and they often persist even without an address book entry. Hey, programmers! Heads up on this issue!!
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