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<p dir="auto">On 1 Aug 2017, at 17:41, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:</p>
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<div style="white-space:normal"><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid #777; color:#777; margin:0 0 5px; padding-left:5px"><p dir="auto">I run SpamSieve and many sorting rules on my office iMac. However, I travel a lot, which means that when MailMate displays and blocks while waiting for a response, all of that stops working for an extended period. Getting rid of modal dialog boxes entirely would certainly help, but sometimes an important account is affected.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Yes, (most of) the modal dialog boxes are embarrassing for me, but it would still be a problem for you if the problems are related to accounts that you need (since the alternative is to temporarily take an account off line and wait for user feedback in a non-modal dialog).</p>
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<div style="white-space:normal"><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid #777; color:#777; margin:0 0 5px; padding-left:5px"><p dir="auto">Is there any way to see and respond to dialog boxes from a remote command line?</p>
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<p dir="auto">I <em>think</em> it would be possible using AppleScript. Maybe even by simply sending a “Return” to the front-most window (although you might want to “hit” a “Cancel” button depending on the problem).</p>
<p dir="auto">-- <br>
Benny</p>
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