Re: [Evolution] Filters on Folders

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

the reason it works like that is because it would be extremely
inefficient to keep filtering the old messages over and over again. If
your filters were setup such that some messages remained in your INBOX,
then everytime you got mail the process of filtering would take longer
and longer to complete.

Jeff

On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 04:23, Pete Biggs wrote:
                             From: 
Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>
                               To: 
evolution lists ximian com
                          Subject: 
Re: [Evolution] Filters on Folders
                             Date: 
 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 09:23:03 +0100 
(04:23 EDT)
                           Mailer: 
Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 
        
        > 
        > Unfortunately the way we detect messages doesn't work on some
        servers
        > that dont implement imap to spec, and/or if you have multiple
        clients
        > accessing a given account simultaneously.  
        
        Is there a reason why the Filters are only applied to new
        messages?  I
        have my "main" evo at work where lots of filters are setup to
        filter
        into local files so they can be archived.  But from home I
        access things
        either from evo or via a web mail thing.  All the accesses are
        via
        IMAP.  But if I access my mailbox from elsewhere, when I go back
        to work
        the filters don't work on anything before the last time I open
        the
        INBOX, even if the messages are unread.  Sure, it's easy enough
        to do
        ^A^Y^E, but is it worthwhile putting in another option to filter
        ALL
        messages, not just new ones?
        
        Pete
        
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