The server would be the preferred place for filtering mail, as Jason suggests, because the filtered mail is then similarly available on whatever device you happen to access your mail from at any given moment.
So, build the rules once, and access the results anywhere and everywhere. Best, Janina 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries writes: > This is usually done on the server. One of the advantages of running my own > mail server is that I can write such rules easily using Sieve. > > I'm not familiar with the details, but my understanding is that some large > email service providers such as Microsoft and Google allow you to create > rules that will be run on incoming messages. I think it's a case of choosing > the right service provider for email, or building your own if you have Linux > expertise. > > On 2/14/20, 10:24, "Dave Carlson" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf > of dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I’ve broached this subject before. I’m still having no luck in creating a > mail rule to automatically forward a message that arrives in my inbox each > morning. I have no problems creating rules, and have several that move > messages to various folders. > For the auto forward, I have no problem setting up the criteria, but in > the action section is where I think the problem lies. I select the pop-up for > forward and then type in the recipient’s email (which is correctly typed). > Then like any other rule I select OK and then Apply. > But the rule never works, even after editing or completely removing and > re-building. This message does have an attachment, which I want to have > forwarded, but there seems to be no provision for anticipating this in my > choice of actions. > Has anyone else been able to construct a rule to do an auto forward? > . > > Dave Carlson > Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian > > > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners > or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark > at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/0B18BDE0-E57E-46B9-B0EA-2A2AF3A2E878%40sbcglobal.net. > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/BF8C8498-8D13-41A2-AEAF-4BC87F9DBC14%40jasonjgw.net. -- Janina Sajka Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/20200215183607.GB7962%40rednote.net.
