On Fri, 7 Jan 2000 14:42:03 +0100, Carsten Dreesbach wrote:
[..snip..]
TF>> - "Kill file". Right clicking on a message automatically sets up
TF>> a filter moving messages by that author into a specified box.
> You've already got that - hit Ctrl-Shift-F in the message list window
> when you've marked the appropriate message and a dialog pops up asking
> you what criteria to use and where to move it to (a simplified version
> of the Account|Sorting Office/Filters menu command).
I'd only recommend this method of filter rule creation, only when creating
kill filters specifically, since kill filters act at the server level and
not the inbox level.
Creating Inbox filters using this simple method has two drawbacks.
a) It's inefficient since a new filter rule is setup each time you do this
when you could easily setup one filter rule to move messages from many
individuals to one folder making the filters easier to manage and
organize. I personally advise creating the filters manually to maintain
efficiency and organization.
b) Upon creation, the filter rule is added by default to the bottom of the
list of filter rules. Since the proper functioning of the filter may
depend on where it lies in the filter list, this may create problems
again.
IOW, it's best to just spend some time to learn and do manual filtering
than use this shortcut which may cause more problems than benefit. All
IMHO of course.
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