[Users] Rules

[Paul]

On Sat, 27 Jan 2024 15:57:54 +0000
Brad Rogers <brad at fineby.me.uk> wrote: 

> Use Pre-processing for stuff you want to happen when you enter a folder.
> (Including, but not limited to; marking messages for certain senders,
> ignoring threads you have no interest in reading, etc.)
> 
> Use Post-processing for stuff you want to happen on leaving a folder
> (Including, but not limited to; Moving read mails from certain senders
> to another folder, etc.)
> 
> Some of the above can also be performed in general Folder Processing
> rules. 
> (Including, but not limited to; ignore thread, etc.)

Sort of...

/All/ post- and pre-processing rules can be performed in folder Processing.
But pre- and post-processing happen before and after (respectively) all folder
processing rules. Pre- and post-processing rules are, therefore, kind of
global processing rules.

> Filtering is generally for sorting/marking incoming mail.

Although you can also run filtering rules manually on any folder.

Further, exactly the same operations can be performed with processing and
filtering rules.

The answer to c.marlow's original mail is, as you said, it depends what you
want to achieve. No-one can answer that question for him. He should take what
the manual says and run with it.

with regards

Paul