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Date:	Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:35:15 -0800
From:	SYNass i-lists <i-lists@synass.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Filters [Svobi] Reply-To X-BeenThere

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On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 10:04 -0800, Peter Skye wrote:
> SYNass i-lists wrote:
> >
> > As already mentioned:
> > Filtering the UN-wanted is an endless task !!
> > Filtering the accepted needs some help from the involved parties,
> > especially the mail lists with their ID in the subject, like SCOUG-Help,
> > possibly better in/with brackets like [SCOUG Help] or [SCOUG General]
> > etc.
> >
> > Like this one can recognize better and filter easier with a single
> > filter for SCOUG's messages with " [SCOUG " !?
>
> Well Hi There Svobi,
>
> Mail lists can usually be filtered using either the Reply-To or
> X-BeenThere lines in the header.
>
> This is safer than filtering the Subject line using something like
> [SCOUG-Help] because the sender might CC a copy directly to you. If you
> filter on [SCOUG-Help] then BOTH copies of the message will end up in
> the SCOUG folder. But if you filter the header on Reply-To or
> X-BeenThere (mail lists usually have at least one of these in the
> header) then the CC'd copy will go to your personal folder and the copy
> that goes through the list will go to the SCOUG folder.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> - Peter

Hi Peter
Thanks for your feedback and the hint !

As filter greenhorn I exactly did what you mentioned:
Filtering on subject's "SCOUG-Help" and similar ;-)

I do split filtering:
Wanted or UN-wanted !

All the wanted ones go from the regular INbox to each a
secondary INbox for either ITC or PRIV !!

The ones left in the regular INbox need to be checked and
filtered respectively:

Either they are "wanted" ones and go the right way ...
... or they are "UN-wanted" ones and go the filtered way to
whatever needs to be done:

- Marked for Junk !?
- Moved to other specific folders !
- Trashed directly !!

Like now, it seems to work quite well and
I hope I did no fatal filter rules !?

Cheers, svobi

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