> I'm trying to make use of FILTER to cut down on the SPAM in the Inbox.
>
> Back in January, there was a message suggesting the following
> approach:
>
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> Use the FILTER program, and set up several
> rules that direct messages to each of your legitimate addresses to
> INBOX. This should include actual email addresses you hold, as well
> list addresses that you know you receive legitimately. After all those
>
> INBOX rules, have a final 'z-SPAM' rule (alphabetically the last rule)
>
> that directs everything else to a SPAMBOX folder (or just deletes it).
>
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> One question I have is: does the "To" specification in a filter rule
> also includes the CC and BCC fields? Otherwise, is there any way to
> process those fields?
According to the documentation, the cc: header is searched. I assume
there will never be a bcc: header in received mail. This message has
been bcc'd to you David so you should be able to see how it got to you
- there is probably a header such as Envelope-to:, so you would need to
set up a filter such as: Envelope-to: davelemire@
>
> The part I need more help with is the z-SPAM rule: how do I set it up
> to
> direct _everything_ to a particular folder. Stated differently, how
> do
> I structure a filter rule that applies to all messages (that haven't
> already been filtered).
I don't know about this - maybe you can use an asterisk.
I do it differently. Potential spam, specifically mail addressed to
the address I use in newsgroups, goes to the spam folder, mailing lists
go to their own pseudo-newgroups, real email to my non-public address
goes to it's own inbox and the rest stays in the default inbox.
I have a second icon on my desktop to run a second invocation of Yarn
to read my real email. This is filtered from the incoming stream of
emails using:
search for: Envelope-to: secretnamehere@coprolite
action move to: ..\..\alan\mail\inbox
By using the second Yarn, I use a different config. file and a
different Yarf file, that automatically put in the private from:
address when I reply.
Alan