Can I scavenge Mail for addresses?

Hi,
I'm wondering if there's a way to scavenge senders' email addresses from the contents of my Inbox (or other Mail folders)? Seems to me it would make it a lot quicker to fill my Address Book, even with the inevitable clean-up.
I wouldn't expect this functionality to be built-in, but perhaps there's a utility out there that can help with this?
many thanks in advance,
-- Dan
Cube | 15" AlBook | mini core duo | PowerTowerPro! Mac OS X (10.4.6)
Cube Mac OS X (10.2.x)

Dan,
yes - there indeed is a utility which should do exactly what you are looking for: take a look at the Add Addresses script from Mail Scripts:
http://homepage.mac.com/aamann/
Andreas

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