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12.10.1
Filter Rules
A filter consists of one or several filter rules and filter actions. A filter rule can
select one or several messages according to criteria, such as sender, content, or
recipients. The filter action can perform tasks, like moving, deleting, marking, or
forwarding these messages.
select one or several messages according to criteria, such as sender, content, or
recipients. The filter action can perform tasks, like moving, deleting, marking, or
forwarding these messages.
12.10.2
Examples of Filters
Assume, for instance, you are subscribed to the KDE user list (
kde-user@kde.
org
). Whenever a message from the mailing list arrives, you want the message
moved into another folder. The following steps are necessary for creating this fil-
ter.
ter.
1. Add a new folder as described in Message Folders on page 139. Provide a
suitable name for it, such as
kde-user
.
2. First, think about the best way to clearly identify the messages to filter. The
messages from the KDE user list described in our example can be identified
by the
by the
mailto:kde-user@kde.org
address, found in the ‘To:’ or ‘CC:’
field.
3. Click ‘Settings’ ➝ ‘Configure Filters’. The left side of the window that opens
displays the existing filters. The right side is composed of two panels: filter
rules and filter actions.
rules and filter actions.
4. Click the ‘New’ icon (bottom left) to create an empty filter. It appears as
<unknown>
.
5. In the ‘Filter Criteria’ panel, select ‘To’ or ‘CC’ from the first drop-down
menu and ‘contains’ from the second drop-down menu. Enter
kde-user@
kde.org
in the text field.
6. In the ‘Filter actions’ panel, select ‘Move to Folder’ from the first drop-down
menu. A second drop-down menu with the list of folders appears. Choose
the folder to which the filtered messages should be moved if they meet the
desired criteria. In this case, choose ‘kde-user’ from the drop-down menu.
the folder to which the filtered messages should be moved if they meet the
desired criteria. In this case, choose ‘kde-user’ from the drop-down menu.
7. Confirm the changes with ‘OK’.
More complex filters are also possible. For example, you may want to save only
the messages written by Fred Johnson (
the messages written by Fred Johnson (
) to the KDE user list.
Here, the remaining filter criteria come into play:
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12.10. Filters