Re: [Evolution] feature request: filters management

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

sounds like you should be using procmail, which was designed for this
type of thing.

On Thu, 2002-06-20 at 11:22, Florin Andrei wrote:
> I would like to see two butons in the Filters utility: "Move all the way
> up" and "Move all the way down".
>
> Also, it would be nice to be able to define "filter categories" and
> configure the order of the categories.
> This way, if i define a filter in the category that's at the beginning
> of the chain, i'm sure it goes before many others, and i only have to
> tweak the order of the filters inside that category.
> Same for categories at the end of the chain.
>
>
> Example:
>
> I usually create four types of filters. All of them have "stop
> processing" as the last action. Except for the first category, the only
> other action of the filters is usually "move to some folder".
>
> 1. anti-spam, anti-stoopid, anti-kaka. These are right at the beginning,
> and their default action is "delete, then stop processing"
> 2. cronjobs: these are messages sent by automated processes. I want to
> filter them out into their own folders, no matter how they reach me (via
> mailing lists or directly)
> 3. mailing lists
> 4. humans: these are after the mailing lists, because i want to keep
> personal messages from humans (not from cronjobs) in separate folders
> only when they come directly, not through a mailing list
>
> Problem is, i have like 200 filters, and when i define a new one, it's a
> chore to move it up to its category.
> Not to mention it's impossible to validate anything, the list is
> unmaintainable, and overall the filters management is horrendous once
> you have more than like 100 filters (wich happens very easy these days).
>
> If i were able to specify the category when i create a filter, it would
> be much easier. Then it's only a matter to tweak the order inside a
> category.
> Of course, the order of the categories themselves has to be modifiable.
>
> -- 
> Florin Andrei
>
> http://florin.myip.org/
>
>
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