Eudora 5 Mail Filters
I. Eudora 5 (Windows)
Many e-mail management functions in Eudora can be done
automatically using filters.
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A filter can be thought of as a personal
"valet" or "butler" that takes your mail and does certain
things to it that you specify. One kind of valet might watch for particular
mail from a mailing list and move it into a mailbox, open the message, and
play a sound. Another might look for other kinds of mail and give it a label
color, a high priority, and a new subject line. In our example pictured above, Eudora will automatically
transfer any mail From: jseau@eudoramail.com to a mailbox named
Linebackers, then it will play a sound. |
Creating a new Filter:
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Step 1 Go to the Tools: menu and select Filters to open
the Filters window. |
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Step 2 To add a new filter, click NEW. |
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Step 3 Select the options for how you want the filter to be
used:
Any combination of these options will work. In our
example, we've made it an Incoming filter. |
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Step 4 Define the criteria for the filter; use the header item
drop-down menus and the text fields to specify which header items should
include a particular string of text. In our example above, this filter looks at the header
item From:.
In the white space, we've entered jseau@eudoramail.com. Now this
filter will scan all incoming mails for the text jseau@eudoramail.com
in the From: field. |
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Step 5 Now that Eudora knows what to look for, now we need to
define an action or actions to be taken on the messages that fit the
criteria. Under Action, move the mouse over the arrow next
to None and click.
This is the menu that will appear when you click on the
arrow. It lists all the various actions that the filter can do. In our example, we want all mail from jseau@eudoramail.com
to be transferred to another mailbox. So we'll select Transfer to as
our action.
After you've selected Transfer to, a box will
appear on the right with the mailbox In listed. Now you have to choose
what mailbox the mail from jseau@eudoramail.com will be transferred
to. Click on the box that says In and a menu will drop
down displaying all your mailboxes. In this example, we'll choose the mailbox
named Linebackers. |
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You are not limited to one action - you can have your
filter perform multiple actions. In this example, the filter is already set
to transfer mail to the Linebackers mailbox. Now we'll see it to play
a particular sound to let us know that mail's been moved to this mailbox. Under Action, move the mouse over the arrow next
to None and click.
This is the menu that will appear when you click on the
arrow. It lists all the various actions that the filter can do. In our example, we want a sound to be played when mail is
filtered from jseau@eudoramail.com. So we'll select Play Sound
as our action.
After you've selected Play Sound, a white text
field will appear on the right. Now you have to choose what sound will be
played when mail from jseau@eudoramail.com. Click in the text field and enter the path statement to
the sound you wish to play. |
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That's it - you've created a filter. Go to File: Save to
save your changes, or simply close the filters window and it will ask you to
save your changes. |
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An Example: Let's suppose that you have two email accounts. One for
yourself (my-account@eudora.com) and one for your puppy dog (my-dog-rover@eudora.com).
If you want to check both accounts yet keep mail from these accounts
separate, you'll need to create a filter like this- Any Header Now any incoming mail that has Rover's email address will
be transfered into the mailbox My-Dog-Rover's Mailbox. |
II. Eudora 5 (Mac)
Many e-mail management functions in Eudora can be done
automatically using filters.
A filter can be thought of as a personal "valet"
or "butler" that takes your mail and does certain things to it that
you specify. One kind of valet might watch for particular mail from a mailing
list and move it into a mailbox, open the message, and play a sound. Another
might look for other kinds of mail and give it a label color, a high priority,
and a new subject line.
In Eudora, there are two ways to create filters - a simple
way (Simple Filter) and a detailed way (Detailed Filter).
Creating a Simple Filter:
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Step 1 Select the e-mail message from which you want a filter to
be created. In our example, it is a message from Junior. |
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Step 2 Select Make Filter from the Special menu. |
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Step 3 Once the Make Filter dialog appears, check the fields to
make certain the information is correct. If not, you can modify the
information. (For detailed definitions of terms in the above window, check
your Users Manual). When you're finished, click Create Filter to add
this filter. Or click Add Details to display the Filters dialog to
make this filter more detailed (see below). |
Creating a Detailed Filter:
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In our example pictured above, Eudora will automatically
transfer any mail From: jseau@eudoramail.com to a mailbox named
Linebackers, then it will play a sound. |
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Step 1 Go to the Window: menu and select Filters to open
the Filters window. |
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Step 2 To add a new filter, click NEW. |
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Step 3 Select the options for how you want the filter to be
used:
Any combination of these options will work. In our
example, we've made it an Incoming filter. |
|
Step 4 Define the criteria for the filter; use the header item drop-down
menus and the text fields to specify which header items should include a
particular string of text. In our example above, this filter looks at the header
item From:.
In the white space, we've entered jseau@eudoramail.com. Now this
filter will scan all incoming mails for the text jseau@eudoramail.com
in the From: field. |
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Step 5 Now that Eudora knows what to look for, now we need to define
an action or actions to be taken on the messages that fit the criteria. Under Action, move the mouse over the arrow next
to None and click.
This is the menu that will appear when you click on the
arrow. It lists all the various actions that the filter can do. In our example, we want all mail from jseau@eudoramail.com
to be transferred to another mailbox. So we'll select Transfer to as
our action.
After you've selected Transfer to, a new dialog
box will appear. Now you have to choose what mailbox the mail from jseau@eudoramail.com
will be transferred to. Click on the Transfer menu and it will display all
your mailboxes. In this example, we'll choose the mailbox named Linebackers. |
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You are not limited to one action - you can have your
filter perform multiple actions. In this example, the filter is already set
to transfer mail to the Linebackers mailbox. Now we'll see it to play
a particular sound to let us know that mail's been moved to this mailbox. Under Action, move the mouse over the arrow next
to None and click.
This is the menu that will appear when you click on the arrow.
It lists all the various actions that the filter can do. In our example, we want a sound to be played when mail is
filtered from jseau@eudoramail.com. So we'll select Play Sound
as our action.
After you've selected Play Sound, a gray drop down
menu will appear on the right. Now you have to choose what sound will be
played when mail from jseau@eudoramail.com. Click on the grey menu and select the sound you wish to
have play. In our example above, we've chosen the Quack alert. |
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That's it - you've created a filter. Go to File: Save to
save your changes, or simply close the filters window and it will ask you to
save your changes. |
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An Example: Let's suppose that you have two email accounts. One for
yourself (my-account@eudora.com) and one for your puppy dog (my-dog-rover@eudora.com).
If you want to check both accounts yet keep mail from these accounts
separate, you'll need to create a filter like this- Any Header Now any incoming mail that has Rover's email address will
be transfered into the mailbox My-Dog-Rover's Mailbox. |
Note: This document was taken from Eudora’s online tutorials. http://www.eudora.com/techsupport/tutorials/mac_filters.html