>> If you're using an IMAP client like Thunderbird, why don't you just create an account that points to imap.ietf.org and read your mail directly off of the IETF server? This is a question or suggestion ? I can see that using Thunderbird is not a solution for the junk issue. Khaled OMAR -----Original Message----- From: ietf <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Pete Resnick Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6:33 PM To: Doug Royer <douglasroyer@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: ietf@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: ietf related E-mails. If you're using an IMAP client like Thunderbird, why don't you just create an account that points to imap.ietf.org and read your mail directly off of the IETF server? pr On 7 Apr 2020, at 10:11, Doug Royer wrote: > On 4/6/20 3:37 PM, Khaled Omar wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I can see that all the ietf related e-mails comes to the junk folder, >> is this something happens with everyone or it is just with me? > > Gmail does it to a lot of the lists. So, I step one was to having > gmail do the IETF mail filtering. > I make the folder(s) that I want. And using gmail web interface, > create a filter that matched the TO field, Check "Skip Inbox", and I > check "Never send it to Spam". > > For hotmail.com (and outlook.com?), add the mailing lists to the 'Safe > Mailing Lists', under settings using their web interface. > > The next problem I had was Thunderbird sending some to spam even after > gmail put them in the correct folder. So, again, I created Thunderbird > filters. > > Now I just have to remember to make one web (gmail or hotmail) filter > -and- one Thunderbird filter for each new mailing list I join. > > I wish there was an IMAP way that clients and servers would use shared > filters. > > > -- > Doug Royer - (http://DougRoyer.US) > Douglas.Royer@xxxxxxxxx > 714-989-6135 -- Pete Resnick https://www.episteme.net/ All connections to the world are tenuous at best
