On Sun, 2018-07-15 at 22:11 +0100, Richard Bown wrote: > 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. > >
Hi Richard, I am new to Evolution. I've been using TB for years.... So I don't quite understand the " Pipe command" Whould what I said not woke? If sent to: ___...@msn.com And if from: ABillIHaveToPay.com then mark as read then delete I will have to go read up on that link I got the other day about using filtering in EVO. ----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
