[Users] Moving from Mac Mail to Claws - Smart Mailboxes

[Olivier Brunel]

On Mon, 1 May 2017 13:44:22 +0100
John Pollard <john at pollardweb.com> wrote:

> Hi list,
> 
> I have had a look at Filtering in Claws, but am unclear if I can
> achieve the following…
> 
> In Mac Mail I use a Smart Mailbox to show me all unread emails (from
> any of 10 email accounts) and flagged emails. This is often less than
> 20 emails and are just those I need to work with; I find it a very
> efficient way to keep on top of emails. A Smart Mailbox is just a
> view onto a set of messages, it doesn’t involve any messages being
> moved or duplicated, they still live in their original mailboxes /
> folders.

Nothing in claws, but there's a patch[1] that adds a plugin for virtual
folders, which are basically search results. So you could have one that
shows all unread & flagged mails, even from different mailboxes.

Of course you'll have to patch/compile claws yourself to use it...

HTH,


[1]
http://lists.claws-mail.org/pipermail/users/2017-February/018660.html


> It the Mac Mail toolbar, I have a Flag button I can click very
> quickly when I read an email that is important but I will deal with
> later, which ensures it doesn’t disappear from my Smart Mailbox until
> I unflag it.
> 
> Is there a way to achieve this workflow, or something close to it in
> Claws?
> 
> Thanks
> John
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