[Elecraft] [OT] Maintaining Sanity with Filters

[Kevin Stover, AC0H]

I have a filter setup for OT posts.

If the sender of the email puts OT or [OT] in the subject line a 
required by the Elecraft guidelines my mail program will automatically 
move that email to an "OT" folder which I peruse at my convenience.

All of my filters run on any new mail and move the mail to the 
respective folder. Any email that doesn't get moved ends up in a generic 
"Elecraft" folder with two strikes applied. If the mail wasn't sent by 
Eric or Wayne they're gone. Strike three.

It all gets sorted and moved automatically. I don't have to touch it and 
don't ever see the emails the filters have deleted unless I check the 
trash before cleaning that out. It's usually right click and "empty folder".


On 7/31/2017 7:16 PM, Dave Cole wrote:
> What if I make a post with the same title as the one above, and don't 
> mention any Elecraft model numbers in either the body or subject...
> 
> How do you make the decision to filter or delete then?  I ask not to be 
> contentious, but to learn how for my own filters.  I don't want to have 
> to set filters in real time for every OT post, but a general filter 
> would be great.
> 
> 73s and thanks,
> Dave
> NK7Z
> http://www.nk7z.net
> 
> On 07/31/2017 04:47 PM, Kevin Stover, AC0H wrote:
>> It's simple.
>>
>> I set my filters up to Elecraft mail list guidelines.
>> Any mail those filters don't move to the correct local folder, K2, K3, 
>> KX3, etc..., are unceremoniously dumped.
>>
>> You could post the cure for cancer and if you can't follow the "rules" 
>> as set up by Elecraft my mail reader will auto-dump your scofflaw email.
>>
>> It works.
>>
>>
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