Re: [Evolution] SOLVED: Re: How Can I Apply a Filter to Every Message

["Veerapuram Varadhan" <vvaradhan novell com>]

On Tue, 2007-05-15 at 20:35 -0700, Schlaegel wrote:
> On 5/15/07, Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve> wrote:
> >  On Tue, 2007-05-15 at 11:01 -0700, Schlaegel wrote:
> > > I am switching to evolution from Thunderbird. I use a quite extensive
> > > set of filters and want to apply them to all of my existing email. I
> > > can not find any global "apply" feature. In Thuderbird this is in the
> > > same dialog that allows one to manage the filters. I see that I can
> > > hit CTRL+Y or choose "Message"->"Apply Filters", but this only works
> > > on the selected email, not on entire folders.
> > >
> > > Is there a feature I just haven't discovered?
> >
> > 1) Create a Search Folder that matches everything:
> >         Edit->Search Folders
> >         Add
> >         Call it Everything (for example)
> >          Match All as search criterion
> >         Decide whether you want all local and/or remote folders, or just some
> >         Hit OK
> >
> > 2) Apply filters:
> >         Go to the Everything folder
> >         Select all messages (Ctrl-A)
> >         Apply filters (Ctrl-Y)
>
> I was hoping there was an automatic way to apply a filter to a whole
> folder, say hitting CTRL+Y when a folder was selected. Since there
> isn't, your way works great. Thank you.
Even without a search folder, Ctrl+A + Ctrl+Y on a folder will run the
filters for you on all messages in that folder.

HTH,

V. Varadhan
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