05-04-2013, 05:49 PM
Don't look at the messages. Don't bother opening an MBOX folder.
Put the MBOX folders together in another folder and use Spotlight to search the parent folder. You can search by any text in the messages or by date or by any of the other Spotlight criteria.
Your messages will appear in the search results, which you can easily organize by subject or date. Use QuickLook to view any message that turns up in the search-results. Browse through messages in QuickLook by using the arrow keys on your keyboard.
Once you try it, you'll wonder why everyone doesn't do this.
Put the MBOX folders together in another folder and use Spotlight to search the parent folder. You can search by any text in the messages or by date or by any of the other Spotlight criteria.
Your messages will appear in the search results, which you can easily organize by subject or date. Use QuickLook to view any message that turns up in the search-results. Browse through messages in QuickLook by using the arrow keys on your keyboard.
Once you try it, you'll wonder why everyone doesn't do this.