I suggest all those including myself write to apple. Only way it will get changed if they have many complaining about the issue. The Mac User group at work has an Corp Apple Rep come in each quarter for the meeting and they always ask about issues as well as demo software this is at a Gov Lab outside Chicago. I will bring up the issue and as at work. It would be nice if the Louisville group could actually meet each quarter and have someone talk on a topic or Apple Rep come.
Jim Dr. James Priest PhD Fire Strategist & Researcher [email protected] On Oct 26, 2013, at 10:01 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Harry, I hope you find an answer, I have the same problem. > > John > > > On Oct 26, 2013, at 4:12 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have set up a few less than a gazillion rules in Apple Mail on my iMac. >> The rules sort my email into mailboxes. >> >> For instance I have added my high school classmates (Louisville, Seneca >> class of ’63) to my address book. In the notes field for each contact I have >> put Seneca. Next I created a mailbox called Seneca. Finally I set a rule >> that says “If sender is member of group Seneca perform the following actions >> <Move message to mailbox Seneca>” >> >> When Mail on my iMac is open, all messages from my class mates move to the >> folder Seneca and are marked as unread. But they do not show up marked as >> unread in the Seneca mail box on my iPhone or iPad. >> >> So I thought to create a rule in the cloud but I don't have the option of >> “Sender is member of group" >> >> I can quit mail on my computer before I go out then all messages come to my >> iphone/ipad in my main inbox, I can read them but when I return home and >> open Mail the messages are in my in box and I have to apply rules on all the >> new mail to sort them appropriately (or move them manually). >> >> So my choices are to quit the mail app when I leave home, read my messages >> on my iPhone / iPad and then apply rules to my messages when I return home. >> >> Or leave the mail program open on my iMac when I leave home and not know >> that I have received a message when I check mail on my iPhone / iPad. >> >> Rhetorical question: Why are the rule making capabilities in the Mail in the >> cloud equal to the rule making capabilities in Mail on my iMac? >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
