On 13 Jul 2006, at 19:58, Brian Lalor wrote: > On Jul 13, 2006, at 10:32 AM, Robert Nicholson wrote: > >> Q. I want to put a link in the body that actually directs me to >> the actual message. >> >> Any url style that Mail.app can follow using an IMAP connection if >> I give it the path to the folder and message id say in the link? > > I don't know of one, but it *is* possible to do with Spotlight > search results; clicking on a result that's an email message will > open the message in Mail. You might be able to write a URL handler > that will direct Mail to open said message... Unless the IMAP server is on the Mac (ie: not following the IMAP connection as requested) I don't see how that could work. The unique Spotlight ID will be unknown to the IMAP server until it has reached Mail.app & cached on the Mac. Stroller.