Index

• What is it? — a short description of QuoteFix
• Installing the plugin — how to install this plugin
• Changelog — list of versions/changes

What is it?

QuoteFix is a plug-in for Apple Mail which fixes some issues with replying to e-mail:

• it tries to remove the signature from the original message (but check here to see why it doesn't always succeed)
• it removes certain unnecessary empty lines
• it positions the cursor below the original message, instead of above it (in other words, bottom-posting instead of top-posting)
• it can (optionally) prune nested quotes from a specific level and above

It also adds the ability to define your own attribution lines (the line above each reply/forward, which usually looks like this: "On SOME DATE, at SOME TIME, SOMEONE wrote:").

Installing the plug-in

Before installing the plug-in, you'll need to make sure that Mail.app's plug-in support is turned on. For this, execute the following two commands in Terminal.app:

defaults write com.apple.mail EnableBundles -bool true
defaults write com.apple.mail BundleCompatibilityVersion 3

Next, download the latest version of the plug-in and unpack it in ~/Library/Mail/Bundles/

NB: before QuoteFix can work properly, you'll have to turn off the preference Place signature above quoted text, located in the Signature preference of Mail.app. This is also a FAQ.

Lastly, quit Mail.app if it's running, and start it up again.

In case you run into any problems, just remove QuoteFix.mailbundle from the bundle-folder and restart Mail.app.

Once you've installed the QuoteFix, it can occasionally check for updates. You can also force it to check for new versions at any moment. This behaviour can be configured from the preferences (Mail > Preferences... > QuoteFix > About & Updates).

Also, there's a list of Frequently Asked Questions which might be helpful in case you run into unexpected behaviour.

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Changelog

see downloads list