@whpalmer4 - thank you for the quick reply. instead of using clipotron in mail.app, i am now using the other script that you have created (link here
http://forums.omnigroup.com/showpost...6&postcount=34)
@Greg Jones: very thoughtful. it is highly likely that i would not have thought about what you observed. and your observation is yet another reason why using the above linked script is a better solution for me.
thanks guys.