Re: [Evolution] Filtering Emails.... Why don't they work?

[Richard Bown <richard g8jvm com>]

On Sun, 2018-07-15 at 14:39 -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Sun, 2018-07-15 at 20:22 +0100, Richard Bown wrote:
> > Hi Chris
> > I've noticed that unless you select a message for filtering nothing
> > happens.
> > If you are filtering messages in a folder, try  CTRL A  then CTRL Y
> >
> >  (select all then filter selected messages)
> >
> > I found that EVO filters messages on start up and on new mail on
> > arrival.
> > I wonder if this is what is perplexing you ?
> > HTH
>
> Thank you so much Richard on solving the 1st part of my problem...
> But I have one last question:
>
> I now wonder Richard,  if you might  be able to answer the last
> perplexing question " To the saga of filtering" ( It's supposed to be
> read like a book title} ( huge grin) :P
>
>
> It seems like on this screen https://imgur.com/a/My26iQw
>
> You leave FOR ACCOUNTS: set as ALL ACCOUNTS
>
> And then point it to the folder you want the email to go do.
>
>
> But wouldn't that be dangerous?
>
> Say for instance... I have this bill I have to pay every 6 months...
> And for some reason I get  2 copies of the recipt at 2 different
> email
> addresses. 
>
> Leaving the box FOR ACCOUNTS: ALL ACCOUNTS 
>
> Wouldn't that cause both copies of that email in both accounts to be
> deleted?
>
> If I wanted a rule to set up to delete a copy?
>
> Unless you did something like
>
> IF FROM: BillChrisHasToPay CompanyName com
> Sent To: MYMSNAccount MSN com
>
> Then: DELETE EMAIL
>
> So EVO knows just to delete the Hotmail addresses copy? and not the
> other one?
>
>
> Chris
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Hi
It all depends if you are running a proper operating system ;)

If you are, you could use the pipe facility in the filters to do a diff
between the body of the messages, and if the same put a flag in the
header which you could use to filter to delete the unwanted.

You would of course need to identify the two messages with two similar
bodies, or you could copy all incoming mail to a separate folder on the
host machine, as long as it runs a proper OS and sequentially compare
the body content of each new received message with what in the separate
folder.

Sorta  : copy all new incoming to a local folder
filter on recipient , if contains @hotmail   pipe to external program

then with the external program see if the body  has been received .
if already received delete it, if not return it to EVO
Probably the easiest way to return it to Evo would be to use a local
smtp server to send it again to you IMAP account , but not the hotmail
one , or you will have a loop.

Or the even simpler solution , just have one mail account for your
self, or if you really insist on having multiple accounts , pick the
most reliable and forward everything else to that one
-- 
 Best wishes /73 
 Richard Bown
 
 Email : richard g8jvm com

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