ReplyWithHeaders

Sun Nov 28 10:59:29 PST 2010:

• Updated the bundle for the latest Message and Mail framework UUIDs.
• Version is 1.1.4

The reply in Mail.app creates a new email with the preamble:

On 21 July 2010, John Doe wrote:
....

When forwarded, the message starts with:

From:
Subject:
Date:

etc.

ReplyWithHeaders causes the reply message to behave like forwarding. I developed this a long time back on someones request. I don't use it much myself nor do I spend time developing it. So if things break, I might not fix things quickly.

At least

Mail: Version 4.3 (1081)

Snow Leopard: 10.6.4

The source and download are on GitHub. Go to https://github.com/saptarshiguha/ReplyWithHeaders.

1. Quit Mail.app
2. Save and unzip the attachment in ~/Library/Mail/Bundles (create the directory if missing) Unzipping will create ReplyWithHeaders.mailbundle - copy this to ~/Library/Mail/Bundles
3. In the terminal:

> defaults write com.apple.mail EnableBundles -bool true
> defaults write com.apple.mail BundleCompatibilityVersion 4

1. Start Console.app (/Applications/Utilities)
2. In the search bar (top right corner of Console.app) type: Mail. This will restrict your information to Mail.app messages
3. Restart Mail.app. In the console, if all goes well, you should see

ReplyWithHeaders: Oh its a wonderful life
Loaded ReplyWithHeaders