Running non-universal plugins on an Intel Mac
UPDATE: (11 August 2006) No need for this tip anymore. The httpmail plugin is now a universal binary.
A poster at macOSXHints has noticed 
that you can run some older non-universal plugins on an Intel Mac by forcing Mail.app to run under Rosetta.
HTTPMail, a plugin that allows you to download your email from Hotmail’s web interface into Mail.app, is the focus of the tip.
This plugin won’t work if Mail.app is running natively on an Intel Mac. But it will if you force Mail.app to run under Rosetta:
- Use Finder to locate Mail.app in your Applications folders.
- Hit Command-I or Command-Click and select “Get Info” from the Contextual menu.
- Check the “Open with Rosetta” box.
This also works with other PPC-only plugins like MailTypeSelect, a plugin that bring Finder-like “quick location” to Mail’s Message List.
The obvious downside here is that Mail will run like a knackered mule.
Tags: Apple Mail, Apple Mail Tips, hotmail, legacy plugins, mail.app, plugins, RosettaRelated posts
June 14th, 2006 at 11:58 pm
It would be great if the plugins list would also note if a plugin is universal or not, maybe via an icon. As I migrate over to my MacBook Pro it would be very helpful.
Thanks.
June 15th, 2006 at 12:46 am
It would be great, I agree. Perhaps when I get a sabbatical ;-)
August 11th, 2006 at 12:29 am
[...] This means that you no longer have to use work-arounds like running Mail under Rosetta if you are own an Intel Mac and have a Hotmail account. [...]