![]() ![]() If you'd like to run Message Filters on a particular message, first select the message and then navigate to Tools > Run Filters on Message.Īdditionally, if you'd like to run filters on a group of messages, select them, and navigate to Tools > Run Filters on Selected Messages This feature is particularly useful for adding new contacts to filters used for "blacklists" or "whitelists." When using the "add to filter" action, the filter conditionals will flip to "any" so that the filter will properly operate when more contacts are added to the filter. If the contact in the message header is listed in the "From" field, then the contact will be added to the filter criteria as "From." The same applies to contacts listed in the "To" and "CC" fields. Note that this feature requires a specific account to be selected in the accounts pane vs. Global Filters will display as an available option across all accounts. Since filters can be set per account, the list of available filters will be determined by the account that the source message is in. Within a message, click a contact to bring up the Contact Card, click "add to filter," then select a filter from the pop-up menu. Once you've created a filter, you can add contacts to it without having to open the filter editor. However, you can make a copy of a filter and make that global. Note that this setting must be established during initial filter creation and it cannot be changed at a later time. Next, set the actions to perform on the messages filtered.įinally, select if the filter should run globally across all accounts. ![]() Match all messages – will run the filter on all messages.In the example above, the sender domain must contain OR the subject must contain "Invoice." Match any of the following – allows any of the criteria to match for the filter to run.In the example above, the sender domain must contain AND the subject must contain "Invoice." Match all of the following – requires that all of the criteria must match for the filter to run.Specify how the matching criteria will be run: Every 10 minutes – Whereas standard filters will run automatically on new messages as they arrive, Periodic Filters will run filters on ALL messages in the Inbox, every 10 minutes.Note that you must have Postbox set up to copy messages to the Sent folder in Preferences | Options > Accounts > Copies & Folders in order for this filter to work. After Sending – This will run the filter on the message after it is copied to the Sent folder.Archiving – This will run the filter on a message as it is being archived.Messages already in the Inbox will not be filtered unless the filter is manually run. Getting New Mail – The filter will run on new messages as they arrive in the Inbox, either before or after Junk Classification.Manually Run – This will allow the filter to execute when manually run.Give your filter a name, then select when you would like the filter to run: With those messages, Add the topic “Postbox” and mark them as a “Reminder”.įrom the Tools menu select Message Filters., select the account where you would like the filter to run, then click the New. This is how the filter window reads: Match any message that is either from someone using a Postbox email address or mentions "invoice" in the message subject. ![]() Here is an example of a filter that finds messages sent from Postbox or contains the word Postbox in the subject, and automatically adds a Topic and marks them as a Reminder: Filters can run automatically on the Inbox when new messages arrive, or manually on all folders, and they can perform actions such as setting a Topic (or tag), moving a message, setting the status of a message, or playing a sound. Message Filters can help automate your email workflow. ![]()
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