Did you ever send an email message, saying something like “Attached is the proposal we discussed,” only to discover that you forgot to actually attach the document? I thought so. It happened to me today — almost. I discovered this clever feature in Postbox, my current email client:
If you use a particular word in the body of an email message, Postbox will nudge you with a reminder to attach the file! Here are the default keywords:
attachment, attachments, attach, attached, attaching, enclosed, CV, cover letter, resume, .doc, .pdf
You can change this list in your preferences.
In this example, I mentioned that I attached a document to the message, but forgot to actually do so.
There’s a preference to turn this feature on and off:
The Attachment Reminder is another small reason why I’m back to using Postbox as my main email client, after reverting to Apple Mail for a while — and then trying Microsoft Outlook 2011, which turned out to be too slow, too buggy, and has no calendar sync!
Hi Mike,
I can’t find this setting under preferences? This will be a great feature. I have the 30day trail version.
Look for the “Check for missing attachments” option inside Preferences > Composition tab. (I revised my post to show it.)
Thanks Mike, that was very helpful
Regards
Madeleen