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As I mentioned in a recent thread, we've been working to improve the OmniFocus experience for folks who do a lot of work on non-Apple platforms.

More specifically, we've been working on an improvement over the "Mail Rule" feature of OmniFocus for Mac, as well as the "send-to-omnifocus" email-processing service we run.

Both of the existing methods of turning email into OmniFocus items have some significant drawbacks - we feel the new method should be a lot better for the majority of folks looking to do this.

What is it?

We call this new feature the "OmniFocus Mail Drop". Unlike previous mail-processing features, we wanted a method that wouldn't require any of your devices to be present in order to add items to OmniFocus, we wanted to add the much-requested better attachment support, and we wanted to reduce the amount of extra work you had to do in order to get your items into OmniFocus as much as possible.

To this end, we implemented the feature as part of the Omni Sync Server. Accounts on the server can now have a special email address generated. Any message forwarded or sent to that address will be processed (including attachments) and added to your OmniFocus database right there on the server. (If a spammer gets ahold of your Mail Drop address, we give you a way to generate a new one.)

Note: this does require you to sync your OmniFocus data via our server, but, once the Sync Server processes the mail you send, each of your devices will pick up the new items during their next sync. No link-tapping, and no need to keep any of your copies of OmniFocus for Mac running 24/7 in order to process messages into actions for you.

We've been testing this internally for a while now, and we're just about ready to start giving customers who are willing to provide bug reports and feedback access. Our current plan is to do this next week; we wanted to give forum-goers a heads-up on this now so they can get into the earliest portions of the queue.

Getting Access:

Just do the following: head over to the Omni Sync Server page, and log into your account using the fields in the lower left of the page. (If you don't have an account yet, use that link and the "email address" field to request one.)

Once you log in, scroll down the page until you see the "OmniFocus" section of your account settings. Check the "I'd like to try the Mail Drop beta" box and you're all set. (See attached screenshot.)

Note: this won't give you access to the feature right away; that box adds you to the queue of folks requesting access. Once we give you access, you'll receive an email from the server with more information.

Thanks, everyone!
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Last edited by Brian; 2012-12-04 at 03:38 PM.. Reason: Guess who forgot the screenshot?