On Sun, 2018-07-15 at 14:39 -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote: > On Sun, 2018-07-15 at 20:22 +0100, Richard Bown wrote: > > Hi Chris > > I've noticed that unless you select a message for filtering nothing > > happens. > > If you are filtering messages in a folder, try CTRL A then CTRL Y > > > > (select all then filter selected messages) > > > > I found that EVO filters messages on start up and on new mail on > > arrival. > > I wonder if this is what is perplexing you ? > > HTH > > > > Thank you so much Richard on solving the 1st part of my problem... > But I have one last question: > > I now wonder Richard, if you might be able to answer the last > perplexing question " To the saga of filtering" ( It's supposed to be > read like a book title} ( huge grin) :P > > > It seems like on this screen https://imgur.com/a/My26iQw > > You leave FOR ACCOUNTS: set as ALL ACCOUNTS > > And then point it to the folder you want the email to go do. > > > But wouldn't that be dangerous? > > Say for instance... I have this bill I have to pay every 6 months... > And for some reason I get 2 copies of the recipt at 2 different > email > addresses. > > Leaving the box FOR ACCOUNTS: ALL ACCOUNTS > > Wouldn't that cause both copies of that email in both accounts to be > deleted? > > If I wanted a rule to set up to delete a copy? > > Unless you did something like > > IF FROM: billchrishasto...@companyname.com > Sent To: mymsnacco...@msn.com > > Then: DELETE EMAIL > > So EVO knows just to delete the Hotmail addresses copy? and not the > other one? > > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > evolution-list mailing list > evolution-list@gnome.org > To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list Hi It all depends if you are running a proper operating system ;)
If you are, you could use the pipe facility in the filters to do a diff between the body of the messages, and if the same put a flag in the header which you could use to filter to delete the unwanted. You would of course need to identify the two messages with two similar bodies, or you could copy all incoming mail to a separate folder on the host machine, as long as it runs a proper OS and sequentially compare the body content of each new received message with what in the separate folder. Sorta : copy all new incoming to a local folder filter on recipient , if contains @hotmail pipe to external program then with the external program see if the body has been received . if already received delete it, if not return it to EVO Probably the easiest way to return it to Evo would be to use a local smtp server to send it again to you IMAP account , but not the hotmail one , or you will have a loop. Or the even simpler solution , just have one mail account for your self, or if you really insist on having multiple accounts , pick the most reliable and forward everything else to that one -- Best wishes /73 Richard Bown Email : rich...@g8jvm.com HTTP : http://www.g8jvm.com ###################################################################### Ham Call: G8JVM . QRV: 50-432 MHz + Microwave Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W QRV 6mtrs 200W, 4mtrs 150W, 2mtrs 300W, 70cms 200W, Microwave 1296MHz 140W, 2320MHz 100W & 10368MHz 5W OS: Linux Mint 19 x86_64 Tara, on a Dell Inspiron N5030 laptop ###################################################################### _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list