[Evolution] Help - New to Evolution - Filters

[Robin Laing <Robin Laing drdc-rddc gc ca>]

Hello,

Fedora Core 4
Evolution 2.2.3-4 (latest available via YUM)
Evolution Connector 2.2.2-5


I am new to Evolution after using Thunderbird for ages.  We are forced 
to Exchange server and won't have pop access by the end of the year.

In the move, I have moved my email from the Thunderbird mail boxes which 
was a pain but it is done.  I tried to recreate my Thunderbird filters 
to do the same actions as I did with Thunderbird.  This isn't working.

The manual and the Novell support site don't help much.  I followed the 
example from the Novell support site as well.

Now I have the filters created but they just don't work.  No messages 
are moved or colors changed.  I cannot find any way to run the filters 
as in Thunderbird where there is a "Run Now" button.

I have configured Connector to run filters on the server inbox.

I am at a loss and I have not been able to get my mail sorted for over a 
week.  I have close to 3000 messages in my inbox that I want to sort.

Now going through the bug list, I see that there was an issue with not 
filtering mail that is "recent" which I don't understand.  I just want 
to filter all the mail in my inbox to the individual boxes setup.

How do I run the mail filter manually?  "Run Now"?
In Thunderbird, I could select a folder and then run the chosen filter. 
  How do I select what folder I run the filter on?

While writing this I have to ask, does the filter feature require extra 
wild cards or does the filter work as it does in Thunderbird.  If I want 
to filter out messages that have Fedora in the subject, I only have to 
put Fedora in the description for "Subject contains".

I need to get the filters working to clean up this mess of mail that I 
have accumulated while changing to Evolution.

How do I test filters?

Now to go find some Aspirin. :)

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Robin Laing