Re: [Evolution] Mail filter question

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam whitemice org>]

On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 13:04 +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 06:44 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 12:39 +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 10:53 +0100, Svante Signell wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 09:44 +0000, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > > > > >
> ...
> > I don't understand the problem;  in this case "a" and "b" are mail
> > lists?  How can a message be addressed to "both"? That is a cross-post,
> > the user should be chastised [and it is a very high probably that their
> > message is junk, since knowledgable people don't do that].
> Yes, this problem is about cross-posting. And in this case the mails are
> not junk, cross-posting is allowed in this special case.
> > Anyway I'd think:
> > S and a, file, continue
> > S and b, file, continue
> > a or b, delete
> > - would work.
> Thank I'll try that. When you say file, you mean copy to a folder? 

Yes.

> What happens if "a or b, delete" is issued before the other two? Is some
> priority order available?

Yes, but mail filter rules [AFAIK] are always processed sequentially;
taking advantage of the sequence is common practice.
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