Try visiting http://www.aslinternet.com/support/technical/Thunderbird_CreateSortFilter.php
and also
http://www.freeemailtutorials.com/mozillaThunderbird/filtersInThunderbird.cwd
Regards
Merv

Bill Parker wrote:

rob,  Gavin,


Got a bit further, set up some new sub mail boxes, but when trying get incoming emails to go directly, they do not. I goind to tinker with the filter settings.


On 25/01/2010, at 11:21 AM, Rob Phillips wrote:


I haven't done this myself (filtering), but can't you create new folders/mailboxes ahead of time, then set up the filtering?

Right-clicking on the mailbox pane at the left of the normal TB screen will enable you to create new folders and mailboxes.

Does this help?

Rob

Bill Parker wrote:

Thansk gavin,


Been thus far many times. It asks for a "target folder" and there is nothing i can find that will make that target folder for me.


Bill
On 25/01/2010, at 10:45 AM, Gavin Criddle wrote:


Hi Bill,

Thunderbird has filters which should be able to achieve this for you.

Tools > Message Filters will open up the interface.

I'm on Thunderbird 3 at the moment so it may be in a different spot but version 2 does have filters.

Regards,

Gav

On 25/01/2010, at 10:39 AM, Bill Parker wrote:


I'd appreciate any help on this. I use Mac MAIL as a matter of course.

I also have to use Thunderbird on another machine (iMac 9,1 /OS 10.5.7/ Thunderbird 2.0.0.23)

How do I set up sub mail boxesin Thunderbird so that when emails arrive from specified senders they get automatically routed to particular mailboxes?

It is EASY using Mail but I have spent a few hours trying this with Thunderbird with no success.


Thanks


Bill


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