Mac OS X Mail 2.x filters

[VaDor]

Hi,

I'm new to mac's, I bought my macbook last week and I am a very happy switcher .

But I have a problem using mac os mail. I have a some email accounts that forward to my gmail account so I configure my gmail account in mac os email using pop. I can receive and send emails without problems

My problem starts here I want to create some smart mailboxes that catches emails by the "TO:" parameter and not the "FROM:" parameter. How can I do this in Mac Mail?

Regards

 

[wrldwzrd89]

I believe, all you have to do when defining your rules, is pull down the little selector box and choose "Message is to", then type in your filter text as usual.

 

[mad jew]

Can you do it through the Any Recipient parameter?

 

[VaDor]

Actually I tried with "Any Recipient parameter" and that doesn't work...

wrldwzrd89 I believe, all you have to do when defining your rules, is pull down the little selector box and choose "Message is to", then type in your filter text as usual.

I can't find that option. See my screenshot that is annexed to this reply.


Any suggestions?

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Actually I tried with "Any Recipient parameter" and that doesn't work...




I can't find that option. See my screenshot that is annexed to this reply.


Any suggestions?

Well that's weird. I thought Mail would include such an option. I'm not at my Mac so I can't check for you... just as a test, hold down Option and pull up that menu you grabbed in that screenshot again. Do any new options appear?

 

[clevin]

dont accuse me, but IF mail.app has no way of doing this (and I haven't figure out mail.app yet). ...
.....

u can always try out mozilla thunderbird. since u are new to mac, why not trying out all the options

 

[clevin]

OK, one more time, I just tried on mail.app. but I have problem understanding your question.

do you want any email that has certain receipt goto your smartmailbox in the future?

or you just want a easy way to view all emails have certain receipt, with or without a smartmailbox?

 

[mkrishnan]

I think I looked at this before and could not figure a way to make this work, either...

But this plug-in might be able to help -- it seems to offer a richer set of rule behaviors than Mail has by default:

http://www.indev.ca/MailActOn.html

 

[VaDor]

Well that's weird. I thought Mail would include such an option. I'm not at my Mac so I can't check for you... just as a test, hold down Option and pull up that menu you grabbed in that screenshot again. Do any new options appear?

Nop nothing new..

OK, one more time, I just tried on mail.app. but I have problem understanding your question.

do you want any email that has certain receipt goto your smartmailbox in the future?

or you just want a easy way to view all emails have certain receipt, with or without a smartmailbox?

Here is a example, i receive a email like this:
From: rc@gia.ist.utl.pt
Subject: [RC/RCON] Salas para o teste de repescagem
Date: June 28, 2007 11:23:51 AM GMT+01:00
To: vador@macrumors.com;

Now I want that all emails that have in "To:" the email "vador@macrumos.com" go to a smart mailbox.. gmail do this easy because he have this option.

I used thunderbird in windows isn't bad.. but I want more integration and mac Mail seems the way to go.. Can't imagine that is limited in this way in filters..

mkrishnan i will try that see if can resolve the problem.

In the mean time thanks for trying to help me, if anyone have more suggestions reply

 

[VaDor]

I think I looked at this before and could not figure a way to make this work, either...

But this plug-in might be able to help -- it seems to offer a richer set of rule behaviors than Mail has by default:

http://www.indev.ca/MailActOn.html

Working Like a charm . You save my day

It's a pity that mac mail doesn't bring it by default.. but that plugin/script solved the problem.

Just install the plugging and Mail ->preferences -> rules -> add rule and see the screenshot

 

[clevin]

It's a pity that mac mail doesn't bring it by default.. but that plugin/script solved the problem.

indeed, such a basic function.

 

[mad jew]

Actually I tried with "Any Recipient parameter" and that doesn't work...

Strange. It works for me when I use Any Recipient Is Equal To theamazingbutreallyhairymadjew@macrumors.com...

 

[VaDor]

Nevertheless that plug in rocks.. you can bounce your Mail icon on the dock when catches some specific emails and other stuff really really good