Re: copying filter rules from computer A to computer B

[Avram Sacks]

A little over three months ago I asked for advice on how to transfer a set of 
filters for a mail account to a second computer.  Miguel Urech was kind to 
reply and I followed his advice, belatedely, three days ago. 

He wrote on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 5:32:02 AM:

M> -  On  the MAIL directory, locate the folder/directory with the name
M>   of your account.
M> -  In  this folder, locate a file named ACCOUNT.SRB This is the file
M>   that contains all filters for that account.

M> This  ACCOUNT.SRB  file  is  the  one  that  you have to copy OVER the
M> corresponding one in computer B.

It worked fine on the second computer.   However, I have just noticed that the 
filters for this same account have stopped working, as of yesterday, on this 
account on the first computer.   The srb file is still in the account.  So, 
what is going on?

If I click on "file" in the filters window, ther is a restore filters command.  
Clicking on that asks if I want a "per filter" restore?   How do I proceed at 
this point?

The srb file is 69 kb, which is much larger than the 9 kb of some other 
accounts, suggesting that the filters are all there, but that the srb file is, 
somehow not being recognized.   Any ideas on how to fix this?


While I could just go and copy from computer B the srb file and bring it back 
to computer A, I added a couple of filters to the file on computer A and would 
like to keep them, since I don't exactly remember what I did.   

Thanks for any advice you might have.


As an aside, I sent this note to the list on Friday, and received what I 
perceive is an automatically generated message from the list server that 
stated, somewhat cryptically:  "The message's content type was not explicitly 
allowed."   I am guessing that this is because I sent the message as html, 
rather than as pure text.If so, (1) why does the list server not support 
messages in html format?, and (2) may I suggest it might be more helpful to 
just state that the message failed to post because messages sent to the list 
must be in text format?  That way, it is clear as to what a sender needs to do 
in order to ensure that the message is accepted. 

-- 

Avram Sacks, 
Skokie, IL

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Re: copying filter rules from computer A to computer B

[Adrian Godfrey]

Saturday, January 14, 2017, 12:33:16 PM, you wrote:

> You could take the opportunity to change them all to Common Filters

Common  Filters  is a much better place. Then you only have one filter
to  add  /  change  that  will  work  for  all  your  email addresses.

I  still  have some leftover in the individual mail accounts that I am
gradually  moving  to  Common  Filters one at a time as I have not yet
found a way of cutting and pasting them all in one go.

Adrian



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Re: copying filter rules from computer A to computer B

[MFPA]

Hi


On Tuesday 10 January 2017 at 11:32:02 AM, in
, MAU wrote:-


> Hello Avram,

>> Is there a way I can replace the filters rules for
>> that account on
>> computer B with the rules that are on computer A?

> On computer A:
> - Locate your MAIL directory, if you don't already
> know where it is:
>   -  On  TB's  menu,  select
> Options/Preferences/System and your  MAIL
>   directory will show there.
> -  On  the MAIL directory, locate the
> folder/directory with the name
>   of your account.
> -  In  this folder, locate a file named ACCOUNT.SRB
> This is the file
>   that contains all filters for that account.

> This  ACCOUNT.SRB  file  is  the  one  that  you have
> to copy OVER the
> corresponding one in computer B.  


You could take the opportunity to change them all to Common Filters.I 
made this change several years ago and found it a much more 
satisfactory arrangement: it enabled me to eliminate swathes of 
very similar filters by using the same ones on multiple accounts, it 
left filters intact when accounts are deleted, and it allows the use 
of existing filters with new accounts. (Of course, YMMV.)


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Re: copying filter rules from computer A to computer B

[MAU]

Hello Avram,

> Is there a way I can replace the filters rules for that account on
> computer B with the rules that are on computer A?

On computer A:
- Locate your MAIL directory, if you don't already know where it is:
  -  On  TB's  menu,  select Options/Preferences/System and your  MAIL
  directory will show there.
-  On  the MAIL directory, locate the folder/directory with the name
  of your account.
-  In  this folder, locate a file named ACCOUNT.SRB This is the file
  that contains all filters for that account.

This  ACCOUNT.SRB  file  is  the  one  that  you have to copy OVER the
corresponding one in computer B.

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Best regards,

Miguel A. Urech (Els Poblets (Alicante) - Spain)
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