Ryos has written an AppleScript that will move emails from a dedicated mailbox in Mail.app onto an iPod.

When you run the script for the first time, it creates a “MailPod” mailbox in Apple Mail. Move any emails that you want to take with you into that folder, run the script again and it will move them into a “MailPod” folder under the iPod’s Extras menu.

Works great.

Ryos’ script is a freeware alternative to shareware apps like iPDA and MailToPod (not for 10.4) which offer greater automation and features, but cost money.

You can get the script from Ryo’s web site .