On 30 Jan 2020, at 18:45, Jo wrote:
On 28 Jan 2020, at 7:53, Glenn Parker wrote:
So what you’re saying is all of these little things that look like
folders to me are the IMAP mailboxes?
Yes, a folder icon signifies what MailMate calls an “IMAP Mailbox”,
but what is commonly called a “folder”.
Are you also saying that I can MOVE messages into these mailboxes and
they (the messages) will no longer appear in any main inbox area? And
I can do that by using the move command, AND by filtering?
Correct, each message lives in exactly one folder, and messages can be
moved from one folder to another. When you receive new messages, they
initially land in the INBOX folder for the account. You can define rules
for the INBOX that automatically move certain messages to other folders
immediately on arrival, or you can use the Move to Mailbox… command,
or you can manually drag and drop messages from one folder to another.
In the Messages Outline window, click and drag anywhere on the line
showing a message, then drop it on a folder (but not a smart mailbox) in
the column at the left with the list of folders.
What I’m trying to do is MOSTLY keep anything that’s a receipt for
stuff I’ve purchased online in one place, and a couple of other
categories of emails, both stuff I’ve sent and stuff I’ve received
(to & from certain people). These are the messages I don’t want to
lose, so I would really prefer if I could sorta tuck them away in the
corner where I won’t stumble on them accidentally some night and
delete something by mistake.
Organizing messages with folders is one way to do this. There are other
ways, but I won’t delve into the various philosophies of email
maintenance.
And the smart mailboxes don’t really STORE anything? They just sort.
Anything in a smart mailbox will also show up in whatever inbox
they’re associated with under sources, right?
Right. A smart mailbox is a persistent search/filter on the messages
contained by one or more folders. It’s a virtual folder, in that the
IMAP server knows nothing about it. It only exists on your local
computer, and it’s just another way to browse and search the messages
that live in the (real) folders.
So I’m better off not putting the stuff I want to keep, like
‘thank you for your order’ emails from vendors, in a smart
mailbox, I should ONLY direct these to an IMAP mailbox down at the
bottom under sources?
Technically, you don’t directly “put” anything into a smart
mailbox because a smart mailbox is only showing you the results of a
search. For a message to appear in a smart mailbox, it must satisfy the
criteria defined in the Conditions tab.
That’s the theory anyway. The reality is a little bit messier, but
don’t worry about it for now.
Just make a folder and get used to the way things work. Drag messages
around manually and see if you like the results. As long as you don’t
delete anything, you can always put it all back the way it was.
When you’re ready to try creating a rule, come back and ask.
Glenn P. Parker
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