Burst Digest Messages

Burst Digest Messages is an impressive AppleScript for Mail that is now available for download. With this free tool, you can select one or more digest messages, either in multipart/digest (MIME digest) format based on RFC2046 or simple digest as specified by RFC1153, and easily extract individual messages from them. This functionality is especially useful if you are subscribed to a mailing list in digest format but want to reply to a single message within the digest rather than the digest message itself.

The extracted individual messages are moved to the same mailbox as the original digest message, and the temporary Import folder is deleted. Please note that the root "Import" folder currently cannot be deleted due to a bug in Mail's AppleScript implementation. Moreover, when running Burst Digest Messages for the first time, you can select whether or not to delete the digest message upon successful extraction of the individual messages.

Burst Digest Messages creates a temporary 10.3-style *.mbox folder for each digest and uses Mail's "import Mail mailboxes" command to import these. The script is easy to use, and it provides an efficient solution for breaking down digest messages into individual messages. Overall, Burst Digest Messages is a useful tool for anyone who wants to simplify the experience of reading and responding to digest format email messages.