On Tue, 2008-10-07 at 01:42 +1030, Tim wrote: > Aaron Konstam: > >>> How is an Unmatched folder different than the Inbox folder? > > Tim: > >> Messages that don't match any filters, versus all the messages in the > >> inbox folder (some of its contents will match a filter). > > Aaron Konstam: > > Once again you confuse me. When I run evolution I get no Unmatched > > folder. Mail that match no filter end up in the Inbox folder. Under what > > circumstances would a message that matches a filter would end up in the > > Inbox? That makes no sense to me. > > Down the bottom of the folder list there's some "search folders," > they're virtual folders, which will appear to hold messages that match > some criteria. The messages could actually be in any number of folders, > you get to pick which folders the virtual folders will search through. > > Not all filtering is used to move messages from one place to another, > you may just want to find something in a large pile. There's a variety > of other actions you can take on filtered messages (changing statuses, > etc.). One thing you can do with it is give you a way to find all > messages by a certain criteria, and any associated messages (e.g. all > the messages that are threaded together, even if the subject was > changed, and you did your search using the subject). > Wwell if you don't ask you don't fins out things. I now see the Unmatched folder but it has nothing in it. I don't understand why everything from Inbox is not in that folder since they did not match a rule. But I will work on it. -- ======================================================================= The trouble with superheros is what to do between phone booths. -- Ken Kesey ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
