Hello Bob, On Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:10:18 -0500 Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 03/04/18 13:23, stan wrote: > > It's a little convoluted (so is my explanation below). Suppose I want > > to send all the mail from you to a spam folder. > > > > I would click on Tools -> Create Filter rule. I haven't used > > automatically, so I'm not sure what will happen there. To get rid of > > your mail, I would click By From. This brings up the list of current > > rules. It shows your address, but a blank action. I click on the > > Define button to the right of Action. It brings up a window with move > > as the default action. I click on the Select, to select where I want > > your mail moved. Let's say I already have a mail folder called > > spam_folder (it has to be defined in claws), and I just click on that. > > Then, here's the tricky part, I have to add it to the actions before I > > say OK. Then I have to add it to the list of rules before I say OK. > > Now, the filter is all set and will work. > > . > > With this information I am able to get some results. My problem apparently was working from the Configuration menu, Tools has two creates, "Create filter rule" and "Create processing rule." I'm not sure which one is the right one to use to sort my incoming messages into folders but I'll muddle through there. Filtering rules are for filtering emails that are being retrieved from server (POP, IMAP, NNTP). Processing rules are for filtering emails in folders, when entering those folders or when doing a right click on a folder then "Run processing rules". Additionally, you can manually apply "filtering rules" by doing Tools/Filter all messages in folder or Tools/Filter selected messages. > One other thing, how do I tell a it to go back and look at the inbox and move mail from there into a directory using a new filter/process I have created? Got your answer above? Regards, -- wwp
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