It probably won't break anything. You just run the risk that a rule that works 90% of the time one way on one computer might work 10% differently on another. Maybe your PC program must search "all mail fields" when filtering, and the Mac will only filter on specific fields, so the rule won't always evaluate the same in every case.
I use Exchange to solve this problem. All of the e-mail is sorted server-side. Plus, it holds contacts, calendar, and other info centrally. I can point Outlook on my PCs, Mail on the Mac, my phone, etc all at the same server. They automatically sync all of that info. It just sucks that Apple doesn't have real support for Exchange in mail. Mail only accesses Exchange through IMAP, not natively. So, if I want to change a server feature, like a mail sorting rule, I either must startup Outlook or connect to the OWA web page on the Exchange server to do it. I'm hoping that the new MS Office for Mac will have Outlook with full Exchange support. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Duelling IMAPs? Hello everyone, At present, I regularly use two different computers for checking my mail. One of these is my PC running Windows 7, using Thunderbird and the other is my Mac where I Have Snow Leopard installed. I use the mail client that is a part of SL. Right now, whenever I check mail on the PC, messages are automatically placed in folders that I have set up. Whenever I then go to the Mac, these messages are also in their respective folders. The problem arises, however, when any new messages arrive in my inbox while using the Mac. They are not placed in their designated folders. The reason for this is simple: I haven't set up any filters on the Mac side of the equation. I was recently told that it would be best to only have one computer do all the filtering. However, I am using my Mac more and more, and I'd like to be able to have the mail program on the Mac automatically place messages in the right folders. So my question is this: If I am really careful about setting up filters on the Mac, making sure that both systems use precisely the same filtering criteria, should there be any problems having the Mac do the message filtering when I use it and having the PC do the message filtering whenever I use it? I was told that tidbits.com would soon be releasing a Take Control publication for the Mac mail program. I am looking forward to purchasing it and hoping that it will address issues such as this one. My best to all, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
