Re: Custom headers RFE WAS: Re: [Evolution] RFE: ability to add headers to "standard" display.

[Larry Rosenman <ler lerctr org>]

* Anthony E. Greene <agreene pobox com> [020423 01:34]:
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> On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 10:00:32PM -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote:
> > I have had no luck getting filters to understand arbitrary headers on an
> > IMAP account and understanding how the filters work is a problem (for
> > me) as well. 
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> I don't have access to an IMAP account, but I got this working on POP3. I
> was able to change the color of the message or assign a match score to the
> message, based on the content of an arbitrary header.
I can't seem to do this on the IMAP account.  (I could make you an
IMAP account on my server if you want....)
> The dialog posted at
> <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/linux/arbitrary-header-filter.png> shows 
> what the filter looks like. The filter changes the color of the text in
> the incoming messages as dsiplayed in the message list. The result is
> posted at
> <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/linux/arbitrary-header-filter-result.png>
>
> I'm not sure why you had trouble getting this to work.
Because, based on my results, it doesn't work with IMAP accounts. 
> > The filters and vFolders functionality is, err, confusing at best (and
> > I'm a former Outlook user). 
> >
> > I really think this argument that Show All Headers, and View Email
> > Source can replace this requested functionality is Specious. 
> >
> > However, I feel like I'm beating a dead horse, and will shut up now. 
> >
> > I will also see if I can find yet another Email/Contact/Task/Calendar
> > product that meets my needs, and is willing to at least listen.  
>
> You can switch products if you like, but don't say that the Evolution
> developers didn't listen. They did listen, but they didn't agree with you.
> For that matter, neither do I.
So be it. 
> I think that the GUI for a custom headers option would not be worth the
> work when you consider that we can already view all headers or filter the
> message based on headers.
I can ****NOT**** filter mail in arbitrary IMAP mailboxes, nor the
IMAP INBOX based on arbitrary headers, at least in 1.0.3.
> Now that I think about it, what difference does it make what the spam
> header says? If you're going to discard the message unread based on the
> spoam header, then all you need is a filter. If you're not going to
> discard the message, then the spam header is irrelevant because you're
> going to read the message anyway. The only time when you need to see the
> spam header is when you're designing your filters. Viewing all headers is
> a reasonable solution to that problem.
Because I work for an ISP, and need to check what the system wide
filters are doing, and they TAG mail, but I can't seem to get an IMAP 
account to filter on an ARBITRARY filter. 

And with some of the trash making it into my mailbox, I want to see
what tests and what score the SpamFilters added. 

I guess I will just shut up now. 
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