Q: Why Do I Need A Mail Filter?
ANSWER:
- This "Mail Filter" will AUTOMATICALLY sort these [PhxDance] messages into a designated mailbox -- please see the below Image 4 - Mailbox Containing Messages From [Phxdance] Yahoo Group.
- This will prevent CLUTTERING of your inbox.
- An additional benefit, is that if you want to refer to a previous message, you can more efficiently go back and search through PREVIOUS messages -- since all the dance messages are grouped together in the SAME mailbox.
ANSWER:
- You first create an email folder named [PhxDance] or similar (use whatever name you prefer).
- The "Mail Filter" looks for some criteria -- in this case it looks for any email containing "[PhxDance] in the subject link.
- When it finds such an email, it then "performs an action". In this case we set it up to move those emails to an email folder named [PhxDance] that we have created.
Q: How Do I Set Up A Mail Filter:
ANSWER:
- You first create an email MAILBOX named [PhxDance] or similar (you can use whatever name you prefer). You will configure the "Mail Filter" to automatically move messages to this mailbox.
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- The actual "filter-creation" step varies from one email program to another, but almost ALL email programs support Mail Filters.
- You can Google phrases similar to "How to I create a mail filter in {your application name}".
- For example, Google phrases similar to "How to I create a mail filter in Apple Mail" or "How to I create a mail filter in Gmail" -- using the name of the mail application that you are using.
- Following below are examples for Apple Mail and for Gmail.
Example 1 - Mail Filter for Apple Mail :
- Step 0: Create a mail folder named [PhxDance] or something similar.
- Step 0b: Use the menus 'Mail' --> 'Preferences' then select the 'Rules' tab (this worked as of Dec 2015).
- Step 1 (see above image): Name the filter [PhxDance] or something similar.
- Step 2 (see above image): Configure the filter to looks for incoming emails with subject "[PhxDance]". (The [PhxDance] is the "subject tag" that the Yahoo group will add to every message it sends.)
- Step 3 (see above image):Configure the filter to automatically move all emails that meet the criteria, into the mail folder named [PhxDance] (or however you named that folder).
- Google a phrase similar to "How to I create a mail filter in Apple Mail" for more detailed information.
Example 2 - Mail Filter for Gmail:
- Step 0: Create a mail label named [PhxDance] or something similar. (Google calls it a "label" instead of a mailbox, but it works similarly.)
- Step 0b: Select 'Settings' from the "gear pulldown menu" at right, then click the link 'Filters and Blocked Addresses', then click the link 'Create a new filter' (this worked as of Dec 2015).
- Step 1 (see above image): Name the filter (label) [PhxDance] or something similar when Gmail asks you for the name.
- Step 2 (see above image): Configure the filter to looks for incoming emails with subject "[PhxDance]". (The [PhxDance] is the "subject tag" that the Yahoo group will add to every message it sends.)
Image 3 - Gmail
- Step 3 (see above image):Configure the filter to automatically move all emails that meet the criteria, into the mail folder (apply the label) named [PhxDance] (or however you named that folder/label).
- Google a phrase similar to "How to I create a mail filter in Gmail" for more detailed information.
