Re: mail filters (was Re: (solved) Re: why sarge is so noisy)
On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 17:33:13 +0200 David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use gmail, and I have a mail filter which says 'if the to contains debian.org, then tag with debian and bypass the inbox'. Filters like that make your mail much more manageable :-) This is a flawed strategy, because debian-user@lists.debian.org might be in the CC list. Or even be Bcc'd. Better (perfect, actually) to filter on List-Id: debian-user.lists.debian.org This is a flawed strategy, because debian-user@lists.debian.org might be in the CC list. Or even be Bcc'd. Better (perfect, actually) to filter on List-Id: debian-user.lists.debian.org Thanks for the information. Gmail can't filter on List-Id AFAICT, but it does have a Has the words option, and putting debian-user.lists.debian.org there works. Gmail To also matches CC, but not BCC. Have actually had a few of the latter in my main inbox (don't know how they expected replies to get back to the list) so your suggestion will help there :-) I use Gmail's free POP service, and do filtering on the client (Sylpheed) side. David. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mail filters (was Re: (solved) Re: why sarge is so noisy)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/08/07 03:45, David wrote: On 9/8/07, Serena Cantor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No. I don't expect my question generate so many replies. I have to sign off the list so I wrote solved in the hope of stoping good guys answering my question again. Might I suggest setting up mail filters so that list-related mails go directly to separate folders rather than your inbox? Then you won't be overwhelmed by replies and can review them at your leisure. Also, make sure you use a mail client/service with good thread handling. Always an excellent idea. I use gmail, and I have a mail filter which says 'if the to contains debian.org, then tag with debian and bypass the inbox'. Filters like that make your mail much more manageable :-) This is a flawed strategy, because debian-user@lists.debian.org might be in the CC list. Or even be Bcc'd. Better (perfect, actually) to filter on List-Id: debian-user.lists.debian.org - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG4my0S9HxQb37XmcRAgayAJ44q7INUnqlD4ES07sToMulNJKWwgCg38NB L6GlH//8xAjQoF3yiUXI1CI= =7DEZ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mail filters (was Re: (solved) Re: why sarge is so noisy)
I use gmail, and I have a mail filter which says 'if the to contains debian.org, then tag with debian and bypass the inbox'. Filters like that make your mail much more manageable :-) This is a flawed strategy, because debian-user@lists.debian.org might be in the CC list. Or even be Bcc'd. Better (perfect, actually) to filter on List-Id: debian-user.lists.debian.org This is a flawed strategy, because debian-user@lists.debian.org might be in the CC list. Or even be Bcc'd. Better (perfect, actually) to filter on List-Id: debian-user.lists.debian.org Thanks for the information. Gmail can't filter on List-Id AFAICT, but it does have a Has the words option, and putting debian-user.lists.debian.org there works. Gmail To also matches CC, but not BCC. Have actually had a few of the latter in my main inbox (don't know how they expected replies to get back to the list) so your suggestion will help there :-) David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
