[sylpheed:33333] Re: The order of fields when filtering

[Gene Goldenfeld]

On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:40:49 -0600
Rich Coe <Richard.Coe at med.ge.com> wrote:

> 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.
> 

If your explanation is true, and assuming for discussion that we're
talking about the first filter rule(s) in the user's list, then how can
there be errors? While I see many fewer errors than I used to, there
still are some, for example two emails earlier this week from Yahoo.com
and this Sylpheed list that went to my Inbox instead of the appropriate
folders, even though they are first and second in my filter lists (To
contains @yahoo.com, sylpheed, respectively). 

Gene


> 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