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Eudora User Manual Filtering Messages
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1 From the Tools menu, choose Filters, or click on the Filters window’s tab if it is part of
a visible tabbed window group. The Filters window appears, and any filters you have
created are listed on the left. For more information on how to manipulate the Filters
window alone and as part of a tabbed window, see “Managing Your Windows in
Eudora” on page 129. Click the page number to display the topic.
Filters window showing an example filter
2 To add a new filter, click New or to modify a filter, click an existing filter to select it.
3 Select the options for how you want the filter to be used: as an automatic filter to be
invoked on any Incoming and/or Outgoing mail and as a Manual filter that can be
invoked when you choose Filter Messages from the Special menu. Any combination
of these options works.
4 Define the criteria for the filter by using the header item drop-down menus and the text
fields to specify which header items should include a particular string of text. You can
define two related terms for the criteria so that your filter is as specific as possible. For
details, see “Filter Criteria” on page 113. Click the page number to display the topic.
5 Define the action or actions to be taken on messages that fit the criteria and save the
filters. For details, see “Filter Actions” on page 115. Click the page number to display
the topic.
Eudora places a small icon to the left of the filter in the list for some action you have
selected for that filter—up to five icons/actions per filter.
Note. Filters are automatically named based on the first term of the criteria for the filter.
You can reorder them by dragging a filter up or down in the list.
You should reorder your filters to indicate what order you want your messages filtered, and
grouping your filters will make them easier to find.