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<p dir="auto">Well, conflict is easily avoided by not having rules directly tied to any mailbox\location…a few clients do this now…</p>
<p dir="auto">In terms of a use-case, I would refer back to the one in my initial post: Let’s say you have 2 Smart Mailboxes that refer to messages that are in some IMAP mailbox - say Inbox. Then let’s say a rule is created in all three places to act upon those messages.</p>
<p dir="auto">What is the execution order — if any — and what happens when each rule does it’s job to act upon the messages? Also, if the rule’s function is part of the execution decision criteria, then it would be good to understand that as well.</p>
<p dir="auto">A secondary question is this: What will happen if a rule is created that refers to messages in a different location? For example, a rule is created for the Inbox but in the Conditions pane, it is configured to includes messages in Sent? Will this rule still execute with no issue? If so, then what is the significance of having rules attached to mailboxes\locations rather than just in a single repository?</p>
<p dir="auto">On 7 Sep 2020, at 2:30, Charlie Clark wrote:</p>
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<div style="white-space:normal"><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid #777; color:#777; margin:0 0 5px; padding-left:5px"><p dir="auto">On 4 Sep 2020, at 21:06, Antonio Leding wrote:<br>
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<blockquote style="border-left:2px solid #777; color:#999; margin:0 0 5px; padding-left:5px; border-left-color:#999"><p dir="auto">Hello all,<br>
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Is there a defined order of execution for rules? I ask because my secondary question is what happens if rules apply to the same message but in different mailboxes? For example, in the INBOX but then also for a Smart Folder that is scanning that same INBOX?<br>
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What would happen in these cases?</p>
</blockquote><p dir="auto">It depends very much on what the rule is. As with any system the potential for conflict is always there and it's really up to you to work out how you want to deal with it.<br>
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But, really, be more specific. Do you have a particularly case in mind?<br>
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Charlie<br>
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