Hi Alex. I just have tried this. Let's hope this works. THank you for your help. Chris
On Jan 25, 2013, at 10:30 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, my test didn't come back to me, but another message from the list did, > so I think I can call this a success! > > I have a gMail account, and part of what's so great about gMail is filtering. > This is basically a powerful message rules system, but it is web-based, so > your rules are applied to your mail on any imap-enabled client, such as your > mac or iPhone. I set up a filter to tell any messages from MacVisionaries, > Accessible-iOS, or accessibil...@apple.com to go to my "apple" label. Of > course, that label caused a new 'apple" folder to be created on my mac, which > I added to my favorites bar so I can quickly access it with cmd-2. So, now I > can read my inbox with cmd-1, and then read my apple stuff with cmd-2, a very > nice setup. > > The problem, though, was that messages I sent were appearing in the apple > folder, which I don't like (I realize some people prefer this, but it annoys > me to no end). After much searching, I found the answer, and it was so simple > I can't believe I didn't think of it. As you create a filter, you are asked > for the matching criteria for a message (who it is from or to, if it contains > or does not contain some text, if it has an attachment, and so on). All you > have to do is enter "-me" (that's a dash, then the word me with no spaces > before it) into the "from" field. Just as in the rest of gMail, the dash is > the negation operator, and "me" is automatically set to your email address. > So, "-me" in the from field is basically saying "any message from anyone who > is not me". This seems to filter out any of my sent messages while leaving > everything else intact. I'm now going to set up other filters so I can strip > my inbox back to messages only from low-traffic mailing lists and people not > on lists at all. > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
