Re: [Evolution] Message filtering not working

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Fri, 2008-05-09 at 12:13 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > I've decided to give Evolution another try. On my first attempt with it
> > several months ago I found message filtering cumbersome and abandoned
> > it, and I'm having difficulty with it again. It's just not working. I've
> > double-checked the filters to make sure they're set up right. E.g., I
> > have one set up to filter on the addresses in the "sender" and "to"
> > headers ïand the addresses specified in the filters is identical to the
> > ones that appear in the message headers. But when I click on "apply
> > filters" under "messages" nothing happens.
>
> Did you select any messages first - the "apply filters" (aka Ctrl-Y)
> only applies to selected messages, not all messages (unless you select
> all messages!)

Also, see
http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#Why_do_my_mail_filters_not_work.3F

and

http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#How_can_I_see_what_my_filters_are_doing.3F

(you'll can use gconf-editor to enable filter logging).

poc