On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 19:03 +0100, guenther wrote: > > I have filters setup so that all my important mail goes into one of > > LC, SS or REF > > and any list stuff (which i don't want to be alerted about but > > regularly check whenever > > i can) goes into evolution, mod_perl or htmltmpl. > > > > I then wrote the attached script that checks the size of the Inbox > > files relating > > to LC, SS and REF and writes the total size out to a file (which Gnome > > Inbox Monitor > > looks at and alerts me via a visual icon in a panel). > > > > The problem i am facing now is: > > > > * When Junk mail arrives, i do not want to be notified of it... > > however, i find that > > Junk mail is stored in the folder it originally got filtered to > > (eg. LC) and so the size > > of LC increases.... > > > > My questoin... is the mail "copied" to the Junk folder and if so... > > can i get it autodeleted > > from the folder... > > Well, not entirely sure (as I don't use the Junk Filtering option > myself), but it should be possible to physically move Junk mails, rather > than stuffing them into a vFolder. > > Disable the global Junk Filtering option and enable Filtering (which you > likely already have). Then set up a custom Mail Filter to physically > move Junk mail: > > if Junk Test, Message is Junk > then Move to Folder, <spam> > > Make that the first Filter. (You might want to add a Stop Precessing > action at the end of every Filter which is expected to trigger on mails > that should never be caught by any other Filter.) > > That way these mails will never end up in one of your 3 Folders which > are checked for new mail. > > > Question to Jeff or Michael: Moving mails by Filters is the same as > moving using the UI? So that mail still remains in Inbox, marked for > deletion?
yes and no. if you are using POP and a Move filter, then the mail never gets delivered to your Inbox - otherwise, yes, it's the same (e.g. for IMAP it's the same and for on-demand filtering it's the same) Jeff -- Jeffrey Stedfast Evolution Hacker - Novell, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.novell.com
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