[sylpheed:33332] Re: The order of fields when filtering

[Rich Coe]

Sylpheed looks at each rule from the first to last until it gets 
to a rule that matches.  Then it executes the action.

If it doesn't find a match, then it leaves the message in the inbox.

R.

On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:01:55 -0700
Gene Goldenfeld <genegold at peoplepc.com> wrote:
> Hiroyuki Yamamoto <hiro-y at kcn.ne.jp> wrote:
> 
> > > Gene Goldenfeld <genegold at peoplepc.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > What is the order of fields that Sylpheed uses in filtering
> > > > emails? I'm using Win32 version, but imagine it's standard across
> > > > versions. Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Hiro?
> > 
> > Sorry, I cannot figure out what 'the order of fields' means.
> > Can you describe it?
> 
> >From time to time I've written about my confusion with how the
> filtering works, because sometimes the filter seems to be overriden and
> the email goes to another folder (usually the Inbox), but the reason
> is not apparent.  For example, let's say the *first item in the Filter
> list is set as follows: To: contains Yahoo.com --> folder called Yahoo
> Mail. Sometimes instead, the yahoo.com email - yahoo.com  goes to the
> Inbox. What I'm asking is what's the algorithm for how filtering works
> in Sylpheed. Which categories (fields) - From, To, cc, Subject, ... -
> does Sylpheed look at first, second, third and so on to make its
> decision? Or, to put it the other way, at what point does Sylpheed look
> at the To: field, for example, and filter the email on that basis and
> not on some other basis?  I hope that's clearer.  Thanks,
> 
> Gene