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

[Christopher Marlow <EvolutionEmail cwm030 com>]

On Sun, 2018-07-15 at 22:11 +0100, Richard Bown wrote:
> 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.

Hi Richard,

I am new to Evolution. I've been using TB for years....

So I don't quite understand the " Pipe command"

Whould what I said not woke?

If sent to: ______ msn com

And if from: ABillIHaveToPay.com

then mark as read

then delete

I will have to go read up on that link I got the other day about using
filtering in EVO.


----Chris