-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Ray,
Monday, May 13, 2002, 6:00:30 PM, you wrote: RD> I belong to several mail lists - as a subscriber - and I have four RD> different email accounts which the various mail lists are spread about. RD> The way my present email app is set up, all four accounts are downloaded RD> at the same time and mail list items are filtered into the relevant box RD> (or folder) as they are downloaded. RD> I have a common folder to all the accounts called 'Mail Lists' and this RD> contains a folder for each list. Filtering is done on the Reply To header RD> and the mail goes into the relevant folder for that list. RD> Also, if I have a mail list folder selected and I then click on the RD> 'Compose new email' icon, then the new email is set up with the correct RD> outgoing email address for that mail list and my correct email address RD> and sig file for that list. RD> How do I do all the above in The Bat? So far it's eluded me. The only RD> mail list help I can find refers to using The Bat as a server, which RD> isn't what I want. I've investigated the Sorting Office but can't quite RD> get my head around it - and also can't find a way of getting it to sort RD> on ALL accounts and not just the Inbox of individual accounts. You have the same situation as I do, here is what I've learned and here is the approach I am currently using. 1. Set up each account. 2. Set up a "dummy account" called Unsorted Mail. Just make up some bogus email address and then under Account//Properties//General//Options check "Ignore Check All Requests." Also Check "Mark message as read only when it is opened in a separate window." 3. Now for each of the "real" account go to Account//Sorting Office/Filters//Incoming mail//New and create a filter which operates on all mail. When it is done, hit Ctrl-C to copy it to the clip board. Might want to move it ahead of the Known filter just to be picky. Here is what is in my clipboard when I hit Crtl-C: BeginFilter Name: All Mail Active: 1 Source: \\None\Inbox Target: \\Unsorted Mail\Inbox CopyFolder: \\\\none MainSet: 00 Actions: AddGroups: DelGroups: ForwardTemplate: ConfirmTemplate: ReplyTemplate: FwdAddr: RedirectAddr: NewAddr: NewTemplate: ExtCmd: ExtFile: ExtractDir: ColourGroup: <default> AddAddrItems: afiFrom, DelAddrItems: afiFrom, HotKey: 0 IsOfColour: <default> SizeBigger: 0 SizeSmaller: 0 AgeOlder: 0 AgeNewer: 0 InAddrPos: 0 OutAddrPos: 0 InAddrGroups: NoAddrGroups: KillFile: KillMethod: 0 SaveTemplate: SndFile: SysSound: 0 SoundTime: 0:00-0:00 AllowTime: 0:00-0:00 EndFilter Now go to each account and open up Account//Sorting Office/Filters//Incoming mail and hit Crtl-V to paste the filter in. Now when you check all your accounts all mail will be transfered unread into the Inbox of Unsorted Mail. Now Create a Folder outside of any account called Sorted Mail. Under it create the various folders that meet your needs, such as Mailing Lists, Personal Mail etc etc. While you're at it, create a new folder outside of all accounts called Spam. Now go in to Unsorted Mail and start setting up all your filters under Incoming Mail. Have a filter at the bottom of the list called Spam which transfers all mail to Spam (ie all mail that hasn't already been filtered.) Make sure you have a filter called "Personal Mail" which checks the recipient for being one of your email addresses. You can use Alternatives for each account, or else you can set up an address book group with your account in it with all your email address listed in the entry. Now with this set up, when you check your mail, all of the mail for all accounts will go to Unsorted Mail/Inbox where it will stay, unread. You can peek at it here if you want. To transfer it to the storage folders, right mouse click and hit Re-filter messages. Now the mail will all transfer from your Unsorted Mail/Inbox to all your various folders. Now go check your Spam folder and create additional filters on the Unsorted Mail account to file anything you missed. Repeat. Kind of a lot of work, but this scenario allows you to set up all your email filters in one place rather than having to have duplicate filters on each account. - -- Best regards, Robin mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5i iQA/AwUBPOBX/hbAIbkOlqTtEQLUewCg3QxbEWuCle0lcyeUFILpGJpTEa8AoLgD VwTHFCenzLcWurszmu6wUV/K =QATe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.60k FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://bt.ritlabs.com
