[Users] Conditional filtering

[Abhay S. Kushwaha]

On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:52:58 -0500, Pierre wrote:

> I have some filters which process attachments (archives from FAX
> machine), then move the message to an appropriate folder. 
> 
> There is no way to further refine the filtering, so I have to
> manually review the attachments to determine which sub-folder to
> post these archive messages to (project or individual).  
> 
> Occasionally, I need to reprocess a message, so I select it and use
> "Tools->Filter selected messages".  The problem is that the filter
> actions look like this:
> 
>   execute "<path>fax_extract -d <type> %F" mark move "<path>/<type>"
> 
> which causes the message to get dumped back into the intermediate
> auto-filtered folder...  then I have to find it and move it back.
> 
> Would it be a feasible enhancement request to have conditional
> filtering where certain actions could be flagged as "Execute this
> action only on initial receipt" (inbox).
> 
> Or maybe a new action: "Stop if not Inbox"...? Or...?

Why don't you apply a colour label, or score, or tag when you filter
first and then update the rule to run only if that colour label, or
score, or tag (whatever you're using) isn't present. Incoming mail
will never have one of these and that can act as a good way to
identify such messages.