[Users] Filter->Condition: test for missing Date header?

[wwp]

Hello Pierre,


On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:18:57 -0400 Pierre Fortin via Users <users at lists.claws-mail.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:16:14 -0400 Pierre Fortin via Users wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:38:51 +0100 wwp wrote:
> >  
> >>Hello Pierre,
> >>
> >>
> >>On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:39:24 -0400 Pierre Fortin via Users <users at lists.claws-mail.org> wrote:
> >>    
> >>> Hi,
> >>> 
> >>> Does anyone have a Filter Condition to test for a missing Date header?
> >>> 
> >>> Asian spammers have tendency to send messages without a Date header which
> >>> makes these messages appear as the oldest date and requiring scrolling to
> >>> the other end of the message list to access/delete them.
> >>> 
> >>> Just wanting to trash any messages not containing a Date header.      
> >>
> >>~header "Date" regexpcase "."
> >>
> >>maybe? That would not cover non-valid (but still existing) date values.    
> >
> >Thanks, missed trying that variant.  Can't test right now...  I clicked
> >Trash on a couple of these messages; but now can't find them in the Trash
> >folder.
> >
> >POP3S, no filter affects these messages, so they stay in the Inbox on
> >receipt. However, I expected to find them in the Trash folder intending
> >to use them to test; but nope...
> >
> >Two possible reasons:
> >- No-date message is totally deleted on Trash click
> >- No-date message has a Date header added upon Trashing
> >Other?  
> 
> Doh!  This must've been deleted completely due to no-date being older
> than my 30 retention period.
> 
> >The next time I get one of these messages, my current rule will only
> >change its color as a test.

Once filtered and in, such message with missing or broken Date: header
can be 'fixed' by calling one of our tools available online (that you
can invoke through an action). Check the fix_date.sh one at
https://www.claws-mail.org/tools.php.


Regards,

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