Re: [Evolution] message filters not working

[Chris G <cl isbd net>]

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 06:10:25PM +0000, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > The one I created for the evolution-list gnome org works fine, but the
> > ones I have created for my various ubuntu and security mailing lists
> > don't work.  I created all the rules the same.
> >
> > Basically, filter on mailing list and I double-check the mailing-list
> > name/address. I then tell the filter to move the message to a folder on
> > my local system.
>
> The easiest way is to right click on one of the mailing list messages,
> select "Create rule from message" -> "Filter based on mailing list".  If
> there is not the information in the mailing list messages to be able to
> filter, then that option won't be present.
>
> (The mailing list filtering requires certain headers to be present -
> it's not just based on the list mail address - the headers all start
> 'List-')
But *very many* mailing lists don't have those List headers.

> > For example the evolution list messages go to lists/evolution, but the
> > ubuntu-users messages are supposed to go to ubuntu/users but even if I
> > press ctrl+y to run the filters, the messages are not being moved to the
> > folder.
>
> Did you highlight the messages you wanted to run the filters on?
>
> P.
>
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Chris Green