[MlMt] Search for `X-delivered-To` addresses

leo mailmate at halloleo.hailmail.net
Mon Jun 15 04:20:23 EDT 2020


Hi Bill and others

Just a follow:

    X-delivered-To:user at example.com

seems to work for me.

Thanks for the info!

Leo


On 12 Jun 2020, at 4:03, Bill Cole wrote:

> On 11 Jun 2020, at 3:33, leo wrote:
>
>> Hi there
>>
>> Anybody any idea how to search for `X-delivered-To` addresses?
>>
>> _Background:_ These days many bulk emails are not send with all 
>> recipients in the _To_ or _Cc_ field. This is principielly a good 
>> development, but it means that it is harder to search for the real 
>> recipient’s address (which then is only in the `X-delivered-To` 
>> field).
>>
>> I tried
>>
>>     a [email at address]
>>
>> but it does _not_ find emails where `email at address` is only in the 
>> `X-delivered-T` field.
>
> In theory, this should work in the search box:
>
>    X-delivered-To:user at example.com
>
> But, it seems not to work. If you put that in and click the 'Details' 
> button it shows you what looks like the right search, but it finds 
> nothing...
>
> However, from the advanced search interface you can select any header 
> you like to search by using the "Other..." ityem at the bottom of the 
> header pull-down menu.
>
> -- 
> Bill Cole
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