On 26.01.2014 11:27, Hazel wrote:
Hello, all,
I'm having some trouble using the filter settings.
Firstly, I have a number of filter categories that nest inside one
another (e.g. different destinations for subject contains "AB*" vs.
subject contains "ABC*"), so the order of my filters is critical.
Unfortunately, I can't find any way of editing/changing the order of
my filters except by editing the sieve file, which I am enjoined not
to do (I think it just breaks the GUI), or deleting and re-adding in
the desired order. Does anyone know a better way?
Secondly, is there any way to run a specific custom filter (or group
of filters) on request rather than running it on receipt?
The filters GUI is only a front end for editing the sieve script which
is executed only by your MTA at delivery time; there is no way
to do "apply these rules to previously received stuff in my Inbox
folder".
The sieve rules are updated over a protocol, and so in theory, that
protocol could tell the thing on the other side "I want to not only
store these rules, but run them on existing items". Somehow, if it
is able, the sieve listener could make that work.
The sieve protocol would have to be updated to have this "run the rules"
indication in it. Implementations of the protocol would have to be
updated to actually carry it out. And then the RoundCube filter UI
could add some checkbox or whatever to enable the user to request
this.
This kind of thing is the subject of a relatively new RFC, number 6785
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6785
Intro paragraph:
** Some applications have a need to apply Sieve filters [RFC5228] in
** contexts other than initial mail delivery. This is especially true
in diverse service environments, such as when the client is
sporadically connected, is connected through a high-latency or
high-cost channel, or is on a limited-function device. For such
clients, it may be very important, for higher performance and
reliability, to take advantage of server capabilities, including
those provided by Sieve filtering (and Sieve extensions, such as
Notify [RFC5435]).
So maybe one day this will be possible.
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