— ======================================================= Thomas Koschate +1 416.716.5949 [email protected]
> On Mar 31, 2021, at 20:52, Andrew Buc <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 27 Mar 2021, at 8:42, Robert Brenstein wrote: > >> I think that a smart mailbox is actually simpler to handle and more reliable >> besides being more aligned with IMAP. The smart mailbox can check incoming >> and outgoing mailboxes for mails that have any recipient or sender be the >> specified email address (or more). Basically, the exact conditions, Andrew, >> that you set up for your rule except that applied for a smart mailbox with >> INBOX and SENT as source mailboxes. No need to actually move physical >> messages. > > I’m evolving a hybrid approach: dedicated folders for various friends and > listservs, with filtering on the FastMail server, as well as smart mailboxes > in MM. My rationale is as follows: Moving emails into dedicated folders takes > them out of the main inbox. If I didn’t do this, then the inbox would consist > of literally all my incoming mail, both in MM and when accessing the server > through a web browser. As it stands now, I can find email from a given friend > in their dedicated folder, and I can find email to them in the smart folder. > > I should mention that I was really a bit behind the curve in creating folders > and rules in Mail, and I’m starting over in MM. For example, I get a lot of > solicitations for contributions to various initiatives and political > campaigns, and I have a dedicated Politics folder for them. Since there’s > always another person running for office, the list of rules gets ever longer. > In Mail I reached a point where I couldn’t add any more conditions to the > Politics rule, and I created a Politics2 rule. > > Similarly, I have a folder for incoming advertising pitches. A while back I > bought a North Face parka online, which entailed creating an account with > North Face, and now I get a lot of email from them advertising other items. > This was on top of companies that were already emailing me. > > Different strokes for different folks. > > > > _______________________________________________ > mailmate mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
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