Re: [Evolution] Filter question

[Mike "Leckey, Jr." <rml phxlab honeywell com>]

I normally hate me toos, but I concur with Matt.


On 21 May 2001 11:22:40 -0700, Matt Nelson wrote:
> You should re-consider your priority for this feature.  It makes Evo 
> nearly unusable for people who use IMAP and subscribe to several mailing 
> lists.  Here is a rundown of my email use:
>
>   - subscribed to many mailing lists
>   - depend on email for important business communications
>   - have email client "automatically check" for new mail so that 
> business-related messages don't go unnoticed.
>   - filter out list-related messages so my Inbox should only contain 
> business mail, and will be quickly noticed when it arrives.
>
> I doubt that the above is an unusual use of email.  In fact, I suspect 
> that it is very common.
>
> Without automatic filtering, the above is not really possible because 
> the Inbox is always cluttered so always demands attention.  I know that 
> I won't use Evo as long as automatic IMAP filtering is missing.
>
> BTW, was there a specific decision to exclude this functionality?  I am 
> a bit confused, because all other email clients I have used seem to 
> filter automatically.
>
> Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
>
> > filters do not get applied to IMAP mail automatically because they are
> > not "downloaded" when you hit Send & Receive. We do plan on adding a way
> > to automatically filter IMAP mail at some point but I'm not sure when
> > this will happen.
> >
> > Jeff

Regards,
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Mike Leckey, Jr.        rml phxlab honeywell com        602.231.1685
Honeywell Engines & Systems                             Phoenix, AZ