Mail rules not working
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ElDiabloConCaca
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What kind of rules? Can you provide an example of the rule you're trying to instate, and an example of an email that fails the rule but should pass it?
Actually the emphasis should be on "RULE" ... don't get confused with what is available and what is working.
In theory you can set up dozens of rules on a MAC but understand that only the very first rule in line will work.
It's called "Apple Confucius Technology" or "Apple Misleadopous" ;-)
What are those rules that 'don't work', and in which order are them?
If you want a rule be applied before another rule (if some rule about headline containing 'schedule' should go to another mailbox ... should be applied before moving all mails coming from your boss to a mailbox 'your boss' then that rule should be before it).
If a rule that moves your mails to some mailbox is applied, any other rule you wanted applied after it will not be applied. Whatever rule applies first should be applied.
If you want a rule be applied before another rule (if some rule about headline containing 'schedule' should go to another mailbox ... should be applied before moving all mails coming from your boss to a mailbox 'your boss' then that rule should be before it).
If a rule that moves your mails to some mailbox is applied, any other rule you wanted applied after it will not be applied. Whatever rule applies first should be applied.
We live in the year 2010 or 1989?
We were on Windows before and used Thunderbird and had dozens of rules set up. ALL of them worked without us having to spend hours to manually move every rule - one after the next to the front so it would sort email.
Now we are on the world's most advanced iMac and need to go back 20 years in time. Is this fun? Not for us! The Apple engineers could apply for a job at out firm and we would send them to the canteen - we need some kitchen hands!
That's just ONE out of dozens of short comings on an Apple. It's a move we don;t regret though. Least we know we needn't spend our money in the future with this amateurs.
Whitehill
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I have lots of rules and they all work just fine. With most of them, the final action is Stop evaluating rules. It has been my experience that, without that action, rules are applied in order from top to bottom. Look at the rule just before the first one that you believe is not being executed. Maybe it's catching more than you expected.
We have about 29 rules. Every rule has the "Move Message" rule applied. It worked with 3/4 rules but now going up to and into the 20ies, MAIL has just stopped to execute the rules.
We literally have to manually move each rule to the front if we want to have it executed. Only the first rule in the cue is executed.
I don't believe that's the name of the game. Before we'd waste to open several windows (mail preferences / rules / pick a rule / move a rule to the front / close preferences / chose Message >> Apply Rules and then repeat the same process we can just stay within the inbox and move mail one by one - this is faster!
Thanks but, no - this 1980 Apple technology is not at all impressive, least convincing. They have to do a bit of a work if they want to catch up. I do believe that many of my colleagues and partners think just the same way, after experiencing the real APPLE! It's still a bit too much sour.
The "plural" of us is our company, which sometimes, I, as a singular, speak on behalf of and this one company (singular again) but with a few (plural) employees has several departments. ;-)
We'd set up Rules that look for "from", "subject" or "content", even some of them have "to" and if the query would be met the Apple mail client (should) forward those email to a specified folder.
As an example; if in the "subject" line appears "business registration" the mail would automatically move from the inbox to business registration folder.
Then again, if the mail comes "from" Peter or phd@doctorate.com, then this mail would move straight to our associates folder.
Is there anything wrong with those rules? These are all just normal options we use, provided within Apple' Mail client. I (singular again) promise we (plural, because potentially it's not just me) didn't even tweak the Mac or its Mail program. ;-)
What a pity the system, as we had it set up under Thunderbird on Windows, isn't available for a Mac. As with so many others.
Should you personally (or one of your colleagues) have to to with Apple, maybe you can pick up on this one? It's only one!
What I (personally) believe is that a man should only talk about something if he knows and only then he has a chance to provide. Thus, to provide something without knowing is a bit more than cheap because it would be only a pretend and that is exactly what Apple is trying to do on so many occasions. It would be so easy to follow if only Apple would check on what it believes it knows. In other words, Apple would need to give up a part of its super arrogance and claim to be "god" like.
The good thing on all of this is that at the end it will be the people who will tell Apple who Apple really is, despite of Apple' ongoing attempt to tell the people. Usually a cow is only getting branded once.
Enjoy a great day
Whitehill
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I use MacOS 10.6.2 with Mail 4.2. I have many rules. The first one works. The others work too. I have no special expertise in this area. I like to delude myself that I have no special prejudice in this area either.
My interim conclusion: Renegades has screwed up something and would rather whine about Apple and what decade we're in than provide meaningful information to those who are trying to be helpful.
Finally, let me point out that Thunderbird for Mac is freely available. If you're not interested in cooperating to find out what the problem is with Mail, why not switch back?
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
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My interim conclusion: Renegades has screwed up something and would rather whine about Apple and what decade we're in than provide meaningful information to those who are trying to be helpful.
Finally, let me point out that Thunderbird for Mac is freely available. If you're not interested in cooperating to find out what the problem is with Mail, why not switch back?
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
- anonymous
ElDiabloConCaca
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Scientifically and reproduceable in the lab, vinegar attracts more flies than honey, surprisingly.
Sorry, just trying to keep it lighthearted!
Sorry, just trying to keep it lighthearted!
That's why I am going to stay away from you losers and loners, hanging around these forums all day long, talking a mouth full of ## but not being able to read, understand or contribute with constructive answers.
Go ## in your pants, dumb ass and consider yourself the great hero. This forum was a place for you ## and so should it be kept!
Don't worry - you are the great dummy ruler and destructor - no single doubt on that! Be happy, bone head!
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Oh - and for the administrators of this forum, no need to speak out your stupid forum "warnings".
I know your rules. This ## had clearly displayed it to me. So go ahead and remove my profile, I am not one of ##. I talk straight and the way you deserve it and not as you wish!
There is no tolerance for day and world dreamers like you. You created your own ## world, go and play in it yourself and with your sorts!
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