Hello Alexander, On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 21:19:01 +0200 GMT (25/07/2005, 02:19 +0700 GMT), Alexander S. Kunz wrote:
DE>>>> Filter 1 catches spam and moves it to a spam folder. DE>>>> Filter 2 catches list and moves it to a list folder. DE>>>> Which one should take preference if the message get caught by both ? >>> The one that is topmost, if "Continue with other filters" is not >>> checked. >> Yep that is checked. (Don't ask it gets complicated) >> So the message can get caught by both filters. >> So I ask again which one should move it when it gets caught by both. ASK> IIRC, the message is a "fixed object" during the filtering stage. If both ASK> filters move the message, you should have two copies in the two destination ASK> folders (I haven't tried that however). No. The keyword for the filter here is "move", not copy. The message is an "object" in computer-speak, don't know what a "fixed object" is. Filter 1 moves the object (message) to the spam folder, filter 2 moves it to the list folder. So it ends up in the list folder only, there are no two copies (unless you browse deleted messages, but we won't go into this). He would have two copies has he told the filters to "copy" instead of "move" the message. ASK> Maybe thats a topic for TBTECH? No, rather for TBUDL. It's not a very technical question, every user has filters like this so it's rather basic, and it's not a beta issue either. >> I have a filter for friends and one for lists. It is possible for a >> message to get caught by both. ASK> To avoid that, I've set up my filters for mailinglists as subfilters. How complicated. The more straight-forward solution is to *not* check "continue processing...". If you are not sure and get too many false positives, recalibrate your spam filter. -- Cheers, Thomas. Important warning for aircraft pilots: Teeth that have been improperly filled cause problems with altitude or rapid decompressions. The higher pressure under the filling will cause excruciating pain and in rare instances can cause the tooth to explode. An exploding tooth would be distracting. Message reply created with The Bat! 3.51.9 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.51.9 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
