On 1/24/02 1:06 PM, "Beth Cunningham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> OK. So that's the system. Such as it is. The problem is in the actual filing > operation, which I haven't set up to be done automatically. I realize that I > could: that is, I could establish rules that would file these messages for > me---except for the fact that I don't like to file people's email into their > individual folders until AFTER I read the messages. So I keep newer > correspondence in the inbox, and what I've always done is go through and > manually file the emails as a group when I get tired of how crowded the > in-box is. > > As you can imagine, this system gets very unwieldy, and I've been trying > recently to figure out how to set up a filter that will run *only* when I > WANT it to, to automatically filter all in-box messages (and my responses to > them from the "sent items" file) into the appropriate folders. > > Yeesh. From what I can see, there is *no* way to do this automatically, > short of establishing an individual rule for each person's folder, keeping > all of the rules un-enabled, and then manually enabling EACH RULE (one for > each person!) every time I want to perform a "run"! (Of course, I'd need to > un-enable each of those rules again after the run was complete.) > > Am I missing something? After many hours of struggling with the problem, > I've come to the conclusion that pre-established rules simply cannot be > automatically enabled (or disabled) all at once for controlled > instances---and furthermore, I can't see how to efficiently perform the > enabling/disabling command except by clicking on EACH rule individually. > That would be way too tedious---it would be just as easy to stick with my > completely manual method. > > Sigh. Any suggestions here? I've never written an applescript or anything, > but man, I'll even try to learn how to do that if that's what it takes. I > have to say, I thought that a "manual filter" sort of operation would be a > relatively common feature request, and I am really surprised that it doesn't > seem to be a feature of Entourage. Try this: Use the Rules to file automatically, but don't go fishing around in all those folders to look for the new mail. Instead, use the Custom View for Unread only (it's already supplied). You can make adjustments in the criteria to exclude Junk status, or news messages. Write back if you need help on these. But basically, you can just go through this custom view as if it were your Inbox set to Unread Only (and still sort by date Received or sent , or Threaded - however you like), but knowing that the mail has already been filed correctly. Show a Folder column as well so you can move it if it's been misfiled: you don't need to go ferreting about in the actual folders. Just click on the Move button in the toolbar with the message already selected. You're going to find this fun I think. -- Paul Berkowitz -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
