On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 10:36 -0500, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 11:30 -0500, Art Alexion wrote:On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 13:34 -0500, Marcus Senna Borges de Barros wrote:I using Evo 2.12.0 on Ubuntu Gutsy, and after I copied my email from previous versions to the personal folders, the filters only work when I select the messages (and also if the filter rule doesn't involve moving mail to a folder). No message error is given. Is there any way to find out what is happening?I've been told on this list that this is a known and ongoing problem.IMHO the most common reason for automatic filters not working is that more than one client is accessing the server mailbox concurrently, meaning that messages are not "new" and so are not filtered. See http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#Why_do_my_mail_filters_not_work.3F
OK, it is rare, but sometimes possible that I am concurrently accessing
the account using
1. evo 2.6 (Novell) on SLED 10.1
2. evo 2.12.1 on xubuntu gutsy
3. MS Outlook 2000 SP-3 on XP SP-2.
None the less, this should not be my problem because I have:
A. The same filters on all of the clients, and
B. All of the filters move messages to folders on the exchange
server.
For example, I have an exchange folder called "evolution" where all
messages from this list are supposed to be diverted to when they arrive.
That filter is on all of the clients.
So, no matter which client accesses the new message first, it should
still be diverted to the evolution folder and accessible to the other
clients with access to that server-based folder.
In fact, the only time this works is when Outlook gets to the messages
first.
Iam befuddled as to why it hasn't been addressed as filtering is an indispensable component of an MUA. My guess is that the evolution culture favors vfolders, and so, does not think this is important.I disagree. Filters are discussed repeatedly on this list and I think most people do consider them important. I personally have far more filters than vFolders.I am using evo with an exchange server. vfolders do nothing for me when I access the mail store using outlook or the web interface. I need real filters that actually move the mail.They do. How they work or don't work with Exchange is outside of my competence as I don't use it.
I use Evolution for all of my work mail. I receive this list on my work account because it helps me with evolution, a tool I only use at work. For personal mail, I use kmail. Much of my preference comes from habit and rejecting evolution 1.x because it was a resource hog, and I didn't need exchange. I like Evolution better for the ability of its composer to handle HTML and pseudo-HTML like list formatting in text messages. I also like how well the exchange component works, especially with the current version. I applaud the developers who really worked on fixing performance bugs since 2.10. I do not like this filter problem, and I miss the ability of kmail to expire messages, associate identities and mail lists with folders, etc. -- Art Alexion Resources for Human Development, Inc. 215-951-0300 x3075 4700 Wissahickon Ave. art rhd org Philadelphia, PA 19144 www.rhd.org
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