On 06/27/2014 11:15 PM, PaulNM wrote:
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> On 06/27/2014 03:31 PM, Diogene Laerce wrote:
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>> On 06/27/2014 08:36 PM, PaulNM wrote:
>>> In Thunderbird/IceDove you'll have to add it as a custom header when
>>> setting up the filter, but it's *way* better than trying to filter by
>>> the contents of the subject line or to address.
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>> I saw it but I don't understand how it could be *way* better than using
>> the address for filtering. And actually how do you use this ?
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> The Wanderer listed quite a few good reasons, including some I hadn't
> thought of. Previously, I had to create filters moving messages based
> on subject. For example, some lists I'm on prepend every email's subject
> line with {ListName}. A problem is when I forward a message to a
> friend, their reply would get filtered into the folder I use for the
> mailing list, even though it never went to the mailing list. List-Id
> based filtering makes it obvious when someone replies directly to you.
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> Real fun comes when someone forwards a message from one mailing list to
> another. If they both do the above subject line munging, and you have
> filters for both, the things get "interesting". All messages end up in
> whichever filter runs first, regardless of actual mailing list origin.
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> Also, many technically-oriented mailing lists (like Debian's) don't do
> that, as they try to avoid mail munging.
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> In the Thunderbird/IceDove new filter dialog box, the default is to
> match on subject. If you click on "subject", at the very bottom of the
> list is "Customize". That brings in a box where you can add headers to
> filter by. After that point, it'll show up in the same list as
> Subject/From/Body/etc.
Yes but as said to Wanderer San "List-Id" didn't work as a filter.
>>> Oh, there's also "User-Agent", which is how I know you use IceDove. :)
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>> In fact, I use outlook express but it sends the icedove signature to
>> look cool. The Oedipe complex I guess..
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> Odd, I just double-checked. All of your messages to the list in June are
> similar, the only difference being a minor version bump. I suspect you
> were joking?
Yes I was. Not my best ok.. But just joking.
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“One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.”
“Le vrai n'est pas plus sûr que le probable.”
Diogene Laerce
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