Hello Richard, On Mon, 7 Oct 2002 16:46:12 +0100 GMT (07/10/02, 22:46 +0700 GMT), Richard Wakeford wrote:
RW> I set up a filter for a mail group as described earlier and only half RW> the group messages make it to the relevant folder, the rest stay RW> obstinately in the inbox :-( RW> I have the rule adressees are sender to group XXXX. Check whether this is always true. Is "sender" the group? I believe in this group, it isn't. I filter ML's on the Reply-To or the mailing list header. RW> Also how do I get my replies to messages from that group to go RW> into the same folder (my name isn't in the address book)? Your replies to the list will come in through the list anyway, and will be caught by the filter on the list. Your outgoing message stays in the Sent folder, unless you filter it (on the TO address) into the list messages folder. But then, you would have your replies twice: once from your sending, and once again from your Sent folder. I leave messages sent to lists in the Sent folder and purge on basis "older than 3 days". By that time, the message should have come in via the list. RW> I have another rule for one person with the sender's address as RW> recipient and sender and, again, the latest mail from this person RW> stays obstinately in the inbox, everything beforehand is filtered RW> correctly. If everything worked fine and suddenly doesn't, I suspect there is an typing mistake involved. RW> After reading all the FAQ and help files I am still not sure RW> exactly what the definition is for a KLUDGE This is the Fido-net word for "Header". Shift-cntrl-K will show the headers of any incoming message to you. RW> and when rules should be applied (if at all) to the Outgoing, Read RW> and Replied to folders. Outgoing: after the message is sent and is moved from the Outbox. Read: after you have first opened the message, and then gone to the next. Replied: after the Reply has been saved to the Outbox. RW> I gather that outgoing filters only apply after going to the SMTP RW> server so does that mean they will be put in the correct folder RW> when they return as copies? Oh heck this is difficult. No. After they are sent, the *outgoing* message is filtered. No need for a return as copy. RW> I don't have many rules at the moment as I am still starting out RW> with TB so should I delete all and try again? Once you have understood the logic behind the filters, you will decide this by yourself. One more tip: The filters are applied from top to bottom. So if two filters apply for a message, the higher one is applied first. If that is a MOVE filter, and the other one colours the message, it won't be coloured. -- Cheers, Thomas. Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste. When you come to a fork in the road, take it! (Yogi Berra) Message reply created with The Bat! 1.62/Beta1 under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A using an AMD Athlon K7 1.2GHz, 128MB RAM ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
