Re: [Evolution] Message Ordering ...

[Des Dougan <des DouganConsulting com>]

On Sat, 2003-10-04 at 17:30, R. Steven Rainwater wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 14:08, Robert G. Waycott wrote:
> > Is there a way to make all folders order messages
> > according to date, with the newest message always 
> > at the top of the list?
>
> One problem I've noticed with the sort by date is that it doesn't really
> sort by the date the email was received. It seems to be sorting by the
> date in the "Date" header. When I read the new emails on mailing lists
> I'm subscribed to, the emails are scattered through hundreds of old,
> already read messages due to incorrect dates. I frequently receive new
> email with dates like 1983 or 2009 in the date header and so they get
> sorted incorrectly. Seems like it would make more sense to use the
> Received date. I haven't yet found any setting that causes Evolution to
> actually sort by the date received.


I found that, if you create a new view (or edit an existing one) in
View, Current View, Define Views... there is an option for sorting. I
have configured mine to sort by Received date and it seems to be
working.
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Des Dougan