Original message: Received from Chris Walker on 14/6/03 at 9:52 am >Another problem, this time with filters. Correct me if I'm wrong but on >incoming mail, filters are taken in turn. To me at least this means that >if the first filter says 'dump this in a particular folder (eg PMail >Discuss), that action is carried out and subsequent filters should have >no effect. > >In my case my list filters are first in line. The PM filter is set to: >IF 'Reply to', 'Sender' or 'to' contain [EMAIL PROTECTED] >then, if ANY condition is met, place the msg in the PMail discuss folder. > For some reason this does not always work and clearly some of the later >filters designed to dump spam in the trash are operating and some of the >list stuff ends up in the trash. This problem is not confined to the PM list.
Chris; You are exactly right about the filters being applied in order (top to bottom of the filter list). If a filter is activated (ie. its conditions are met) then it takes the actions set out in the lower part of the filters setup box. In this actions area there is checkbox called "Stop applying filters to this message". If this is checked then the message will stop at that filter and go no further down the line. Note that because this is, in effect, an additional filter 'action' the message will only stop if the filter's condition(s) are met. Messages to which the filter does not apply pass though to the next filter regardless. Hope this helps; Rick ----------- G4/500 MHz (DP) :: OS X 10.2.6 :: 768 MB RAM PM 4.1.3 :: 3 pane mode <www.sharkattack.co.uk>
