Why not just put the two types of mail in two different folders, and use
procmail to file them, distinguishing them by subject line, for example?
On Mon, 5 Jan 2026, Jerry Malcolm wrote:
I realize that the main function of SA is to separate spam from non-spam.
But I am encountering a growing need to sub-divide some non-spam mail between
important (keep) specific mail related to a purchase vs. promotional mail
from the same vendor. For example, we do a lot of RVing. We make
reservations sometimes months ahead at a campsite and receive confirmation
emails, etc. But we also like to hear about other promotions and offers from
the same camp site. I want to expire and autodelete promotions-only email
after a certain expiry period while permanently keeping reservation
confirmations/receipts. It would be wonderful if these emails came from
"[email protected]" and "[email protected]". But that
would be too easy, and rarely occurs. Mostly everything comes from info@...
or some other common email.
I suspect this is a total long-shot. But just curious if there are any
tricks/techniques that others are using that can somewhat definitively
separate reservation confirmations from promotions/marketing email so I can
categorize lifecycle accordingly? I suspect there may be some training per
vendor. But what is the best/recommended service to be trained? Any
suggestions welcome.
--
Alayne McGregor
alayne at twobikes.ottawa.on.ca
Some still claim that oppression is somehow woven into who we are, that humans
are inherently selfish and violent, that entire categories of people are
naturally dominant or subordinate. I have to ask: Would we care about each
other so much if that were true? - Angela Saini, _The Patriarchs_
