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From: "Dennis Hawkins" <>
Subject: Re: Filtering FreeBMD-admins mail
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:45:39 +0100
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Thank you, Sue. It works.
Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Barnard
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 8:42 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Filtering FreeBMD-admins mail



Dennis,

Is the "people" or "contains people" part of that option
highlighted in blue? If it is, you should be able to click on it and
it will open a new dialogue box where you can enter the FreeBMD
information.

I haven't tried this on Windows 7, but it works on Outlook Express.

Hope this helps!

Sue ----- Message from ---------
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:21:08 +0100
From: Dennis Hawkins <>
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Subject: Re: Filtering FreeBMD-admins mail
To:

> Since changing computers and going from XP to 7, I have been searching for
> a
> way to divert incoming emails to the folders I carried over from Xp. I was
> pleased to see your suggestion, Jeff. I don't have a Tools button but if I
> click on Folders and Message Rules, I get a list of options. However, the
> nearest I have to your "Where the To line contains ......" is "Where the
> To
> line contains people". So I'm not sure how to direct mail to the freebmd
> folder.
> Dennis Hawkins
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Coleman
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:05 AM
> To:
> Subject: Filtering FreeBMD-admins mail
>
> In the last week or so there has been discussion about how to 'filter'
> emails that come from the FreeBMD-admins mailing list so that they are not
> missed because of unusual subject lines.
>
> In Windows Mail , a fairly commonly-used email package as it often comes
> free with new PCs, you can create a new 'folder' for emails on a
> particular
> subject, or from a particular person, by right-clicking on Inbox or
> another
> folder and choosing 'New folder'. You then need to give it a name.
>
> To divert incoming emails which meet certain dcriteria to that folder you
> go
> to the Tools menu and select Message Rules and then Mail. In the 'Mail
> Rules' window that opens select 'New ....' and then create a rule.
>
> The one I use is
>
> Apply this rule after the message arrives
> Where the To line contains ''
> Move it to the FreeBMD Lists new folder
>
>
> If you receive the Digest you can filter on
>
> Where the From line contains ''
>
> Other email packages will have similar facilities.
>
> Jeff
> list admin
>
>
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