Hi,
The most important key to know about the filter process is F6. That key
allows you to toggle between the list of filters and the specific contents
for any filter. You should already have the folder created where you want
the filter to send messages, or at the very least be comfortable with doing
this. To create a filter in Eudora do the following:
1. Press alt-t for the Tools menu.
2. Choose Filters from this menu. In most cases it will be the choice you
are on when the menu appears.
At this point you will be on a list box of any filters you've created. If
you've created none, obviously this list will be blank.
3. Press alt-n to create a New filter. JFW will probably say something
like Untitled. After you've entered specifications for this filter, the
name will change to reflect what the filter does.
4. Press F6 to switch to the specific contents for your new filter.
When to Filter
The first three choices in the Filter Contents window are check boxes where
you can indicate when to filter messages. You start on Match incoming.
5. Use space to change the status of the check boxes and tab to move
between choices of the three options for filtering messages. Most likely
you'll want Match Incoming checked and it is up to you if you want your
outgoing mail sorted or to use the Manual feature.
After the three check boxes on when to filter, you get to the options where
you specify how the filter should work. The first choice is a combo box
where you indicate what header to match.
6. Use the up and down arrows to indicate what header you want to match.
You can also set this to the full text of the message. To filter messages
sent to this list as an example you might choose Any Header here.
7. Press Tab to move to a combo box where you can choose from options like
Contains, Doesn't Contain and such. Most likely you'll want to use the
Contain or Starts with Option here. Again to filter messages from this
list you'll want to set this on Contains.
8. Press Tab to move to an edit box where you enter the specific text that
you want your filter to check for. In the case of this list you might
enter something like jfw@yoyo
The next several options deal with adding and, or and other such conditions
to a filter. The process is basically the same as specifying options for
the first header so just skip over these if all you want is a simple filter.
10. Press Tab until you reach a combo box talking about Action. This will
probably be five presses of the Tab key from the edit box where you entered
the text you wanted your filter to search for.
11. Press t for the Transfer to option in this combo box. You can also
use the Up and down arrows to choose from other options.
Eudora allows for multiple actions to be taken in a filter. There are
another four combo boxes where you can choose options. Again for a simple
filter just skip over these.
12. Press Tab until you reach an option that says Action, In Button. This
will probably be five presses of Tab from the combo box where you selected
Transfer to.
13. Press Space on this button and you'll hear a menu of folders you've
created in Eudora. Use the Up and Down arrows to choose the mailbox you
want this filter to send messages to. There is an option called New on
this menu in case you need to create the folder. Press Enter on the option
you want.
14. Press F6 to return to the list of Filters.
15. Press ctrl-s to save your new filter.
16. Press ctrl-F4 to close the filter window.
Other Notes
1. If you need to modify a filter, choose it from the list of filters with
the up and down arrows and then press F6 to jump to the contents for that
filter.
2. The filter window has other options that you may want to use when you
get comfortable with the feature. Most notably are the Up and Down buttons
which allow you to move filters up or down in the list and determine the
order in which they are used.
Kelly
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