On 6/1/04 8:55 AM, "Allen Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On or near 5/31/04 11:59 PM, Paul Berkowitz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > >>> I do have "Match if ALL criteria are met" selected. This to require that ALL >>> three headers must be missing before deletion of the message. I do get the >>> occasional message that does not have a subject header (like from this list) >>> and do not want to be automatically deleting them. But should it matter? >> >> OK. that's not quite how you described it last time. I thought you wanted to >> dump messages with any of the headers missing (which did seem odd to me). >> But I've never heard of a message missing all three headers (especially >> "From" - s that even possible?). You're sure you need these criteria? > > Russell, correct me if I am wrong, but it seems to me that in wanting to > delete messages missing those 3 headers, you are probably trying to delete > the "dummy" message that bursting the digest often creates with certain > kinds of digests. Some lists, for instance, put a summary of topics at the > top that ends up in a "message" with no To, From, or Subject headers because > there were none. Is that the case here? Is it really necessary to check for > all three headers, then? Perhaps if To and From are both missing, that's > enough. > > This does not solve the puzzle of why the rule isn't executing (or is being > overridden), I realize, but I am attempting just to understand why you want > the criteria, as Paul asked. > Ah, I never get digests, so I've never seen this. I would have thought that simply missing the "From" header would be good enough. I don't think I've ever had an email message that didn't have a From header - I don't think that's legal or possible, is it? That would allow Russell to combine this with umpteen other "OR" criteria in a "Match if ANY criteria are met". -- Paul Berkowitz MVP Entourage Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html> AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/> PLEASE always state which version of Entourage you are using - **2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise. -- 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/>
