Adam wrote: AM>> Under the Rules Tab, define the string which must always match. AM>> Click the Add button and define one of the other strings that should AM>> also match.
> This works very well. > But, say I don't click the Add button here to add the second string. > How does it think about the filter? Then there will be no AND condition created. Clicking the Add button on the rules tab, creates an AND string match condition, i.e., Condition 1 AND Condition 2 must be met for a match. > It seems to let most everything through. The first required string is > there in most cases. If all you do is define the first string, then all messages with the first string will be caught, irrespective of any other strings being present or not. > Like, if I call the first string "_required_" to put on the Rule tab > and I number the alternate possible strings, string1, and string2, > say, then how does it make a conclusion in any case, or when neither > string1 nor string2 is present? All you're doing when you do this is saying, a match occurs if: String 1 is present OR if String 2 is present > You already answered this. But if you say OR between the two Tabs on > the window, its feels odd. Why? ;) > It is another logic than just: string1 OR string2. It's the same logic actually. > And I did get that when I added two strings in just the main Rule tab. > Like: > _required_ > string1 | string2 This is another way to create the same logic, i.e., defining both strings as a single condition using '|'. String1|String2 under the rules tab is the same as String1 under the rules tab and String two under the alternatives tab. The Alternatives Tab makes what you actually want to do possible. I don't see how it can be achieved without an alternatives tab. I guess the confusion rests with being able to achieve an OR match in different ways? > But then the alternates don't create a list, one below the other. It can. The system is setup to make you able to match just about anything. However, in so doing, it also allows you to achieve some matching in different ways. -- -=[ Allie ]=- (List Moderator and fellow end-user) PGPKeys: http://key.ac-martin.com Running The Bat! v2.12 Beta/5 on WinXP Pro (SP1)
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