Re: [Evolution] Filtering for one folder?

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On Thu, 2002-08-22 at 03:29, Oliver Sturm wrote:
> On Mit, 2002-08-21 at 17:43, Peter Williams wrote:
>
> > > As I said, I do server-side filtering. Nothing wrong with that, I would
> > > think... Actually, there's a language for it called Sieve (RFC 3028 or
> > > http://www.cyrusoft.com/sieve/index.html), which may be a fine thing to
> > > support. I think the assumption that mail only ever arrives in one
> > > specific folder is wrong.
> >
> > The problem with Sieve is probably 95% of IMAP servers don't implement
> > it, so it's basically useless (none of UW, Courier, or Exchange have
> > it.)
>
> Yes, I'm not using it. It was only supposed to be an example to show
> that server-side filtering is not such a weird idea.
>
> > We know that you can't assume that all mail arrives in INBOX, but it's
> > the only way to implement the filtering that won't be a huge resource
> > drain.
>
> Well, I don't understand that. I'd implement such a feature so that a
> filter is only looked at if it's active for a specific folder. I mean,
> under the assumption that all mail arrives in INBOX, you currently run
> each filter for each message that gets in, don't you? Now, if mail could
> arrive in other folders, you'd still run each filter for each mail that
> comes in. The mail volume doesn't increase only because stuff is stored
> in different folders.

sure, but if the mail didn't arrive in INBOX then presumably it has
already been filtered ;-)

> One practical function I need is the ability to notify the user (for
> example by playing a sound) when new mail arrives _in a specific
> folder_. I don't want the system beeping at the user on all 400 mails
> that go through various mailing lists (and into different folders)
> throughout the day. I don't see that such a function needs to be a
> serious resource hog.

easy.

let evolution do the filtering and when it delivers mail to that folder,
add another action to play a sound.

this is really not that difficult.

Jeff

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Jeffrey Stedfast
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