Incorrect sender when sending Email via Applescript

Question

The Applescript below is in the form that I have used for a number of years. And is basically a well known method of sending emails using Applescript.

 tell application "Mail"
    set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:"IP Address", content:"Your IP Address Is: 86.195.132.134"}
    tell newMessage
        set visible to false
        set sender to "[email protected]"
        make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {address:"[email protected]"}
        send
    end tell
end tell

What I just noticed today is the 'sender' email set in the script, may not be the one Mail.app uses if its account mail box is not selected. A random one will be used if the main inbox is selected or if an individual mailbox is selected then an address from it's account will be used.

I think this is because in the Mail preferences, under Composing. There is a setting to 'Send new messages from:'

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You cannot select 'NO'. The only options are 'Account of selected mailbox' or one of the email addresses that are in the combo box drop down.

I must admit I do not know if this was been happening before I went to Lion.

Does anyone know of a fix for this, or if this is a known bug??.

Thanks.

Answer 1

this worked for me just now, hope it helps:

tell application "Mail"
  set theOutMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {visible:true}
  tell theOutMessage
    make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {address:"[email protected]"}
    set sender to "Name Surname <[email protected]>"
    set subject to "Message Subject"
    set content to "Message Text"
  end tell
end tell