[MlMt] Compound "is in" rule ... ?

[Glenn Parker]

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Robert,

If I understand your requirements, this is a very straightforward 
applicaiton of MailMate filtering and rules.

Each set of conditions and rules in MailMate applies to a specific 
folder or group of folders, and you can easily define a series of nested 
conditions that are joined by “and/or” logical operators that 
operate on the folder in quesiton.

Start by double-clicking on the name of the folder you want to work with 
to bring up the conditions and rules dialog box. By default, everything 
you do in this dialog box will apply only to the folder you 
double-clicked on (but you can change that if need be).

For the scenario you describe below, click on the Rules icon in the 
title bar (the envelope and two arrows coming out the top). Click on 
“Create Rule...”, then click the “+” under Conditions to specify 
which messages are selected for the action. You’ve already narrowed 
the search down to one folder, so now you can implement the rest of of 
your “if” statement, finding messages that match a particular 
subject *and* a particular from address. After setting up the From 
• Name item, press the “+” to the right of that item to add a 
second item for the Subject.

Next click the “+” under Actions and select Move to Mailbox, then 
choose a destination mailbox. It should all look like this:

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You can also add further actions if you like.

Press “Commit” and the rule will become active. You can choose a 
likely email message, then right-click on the folder name and use 
“Apply Rules of [mailbox]… > Selected Messages” to see if your 
rule works as desired.

On 4 Nov 2024, at 12:06, Robert Wall wrote:

> I basically want to write a rule that says:
>
> if (
>   (subject) is in folder “target” AND
>   (from) is in folder “target” AND
>   (subject) and (from) are from the same message
> ) then (
>   file (message) in folder “filecabinet”
> )
>
> So if these two messages are in “target”:
>
> From: Bill Jones	
> Subject: Important Information Regarding Your Account
>
> From: Dave Smith	
> Subject: Your Receipt For Your Recent Transaction
>
> and I get another message that matches one of them dead-on:
>
> From: Bill Jones	
> Subject: Important Information Regarding Your Account
>
> I want it filed, but a message with a mixed match of subject/from:
>
> From: Dave Smith
> Subject: Important Information Regarding Your Account
>
> shouldn’t automatically be filed, because the matched subject 
> isn’t from the correct sender.
>
> I’m guessing this isn’t possible, but I wanted to see if anybody 
> has any brilliant ideas. :)
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Glenn P. Parker
glenn.parker at comcast.net
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