-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Find Replace feature
- From: "Mike the mod" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:46:05 -0800
Hi Bob,
With Courier open Click on Mailbox>
Filter>
New
Here is a link to a article on filters and rules I wrote.
http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc2/v13/mike13.htm
it will say Calypso but they work the same in Courier
I'm pasting it here but who knows what the word wrap will do<G>
Calypso Email Program ~ From the Calypso help file:
Using Individual Messages to Modify a Filter Rule
You can add a filter rule based on a message.
1. Right-click the message.
2. Click Add to Filter.
3. In the Add rule to filter dialog box, select the appropriate
filter rule from the Filter list.
4. Create a filter rule. Refer to Creating a Filter Definition for
help about creating a rule.
5. Click OK to save the rule. The filter definition will be
applied to the message.
Applying Filters Manually
You can apply existing filter definitions to a message or folder.
To apply a filter definition to a message:
1. Right-click the message.
2. Click Filter then the filter name.
To apply a filter to a folder:
1. Right-click a folder.
2. Click Filter All Messages, then the filter name.
Creating a Filter Definition
1. In the mailbox folder list, right click Filter, then click New=
Definition.
The Filter Definition dialog box appears.
2. Type a descriptive name for the filter in the Filter definition name
field.
3. To make this filter definition your JunkYard filter,
see Creating a JunkYard Filter. Otherwise, go to step 4.
4. Click the Add button to create a filter rule.
5. In the What Pattern to Search For field, type the character
pattern that Calypso will use to search incoming and/or
outgoing mail.
Click the arrow [v] (hyperlink) and select an operator.
If applicable, type a second character pattern in the second text box.
6. Select the Match case check box if you want capitals and lower case
letters in the filter pattern to match those in the message.
About Patterns, Wildcards, and Operators (hyperlink)
Patterns
Filter patterns tell Calypso what to look for when it is searching your=
mail.
A pattern may be a whole word or part of a string.
For example, if you use "university" as your pattern, Calypso will consider
State University, clark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, (university), or university news=
as
a match, depending on which objects you selected.
In other words, if you use "university" as your pattern, Calypso will look
for "university" surrounded by non-alphanumeric characters.
Non-alphanumeric characters can be spaces, periods, parentheses,
commas, tabs, etc.
If you want to search for all instances of the word, surrounded by
non-alphanumeric characters or not, you may want to use wildcards.
Note
Calypso ignores any spaces at the beginning or end of the pattern.
Wildcards
Wildcards are symbols that stand for one or more characters.
Calypso uses the asterisk symbol (*) to indicate wildcard characters.
For example, "*mclark*" would refer to samclark, tomclarkson,
pamclarke@xxxxxxxx, mclark@xxxxxxxx, and so on.
Use "*" before a pattern to indicate that other characters may precede it.
Use "*" after a pattern to indicate that other characters may follow it.
Operators
Only Only the pattern string in the upper pattern box will be evaluated.
The e-mail message must include the pattern to be considered a match.
And The pattern strings in the upper and lower boxes will be evaluated.
The e-mail message must include both patterns to be considered a match.
Or The pattern strings in the upper and lower boxes will be evaluated.
The e-mail message must include at least one pattern to be considered
a match.
Not Only the pattern string in the upper pattern box will be evaluated.
The e-mail message must NOT include the pattern to be considered a
match.
And Not The pattern strings in the upper and lower boxes will be evaluated.=
The e-mail message must include the first pattern, but cannot include
the second pattern to be considered a match.
7. In the Filter Mode field, select whether you want the filter rule to=
apply
to incoming mail, outgoing mail, or both.
8. In the What Objects to Search field, select one or more of the filter=
objects.
Calypso will search the selected objects in the message to find a matching
filter pattern.
9. In the What Action to Take field, select one or more of the filter=
actions.
Use 'What's This?' Help [?] (hyperlink) for information about individual
actions.
Learn more about running a program
About Run Program
The Run Program option can initiate an application and provide
information from the message to the application.
When creating a filter rule, specify the application to use and the
part of the message to be included.
The command line in the Run Program field should include the path
to the application, any options, and the following tokens:
<<SZ>> =3D message size
<<DS>> =3D date and time ("3/27/99 10:09AM" format)
<<DL>> =3D date and time ("1999-03-27 10:09:50 -0500" format)
<<DT>> =3D date only
<<TM>> =3D time only
<<SJ>> =3D subject
<<FR>> =3D from alias
<<FA>> =3D from address
<<TO>> =3D to alias(es)
<<TA>> =3D to address(es)
<<CC>> =3D CC alias(es)
<<CA>> =3D CC address(es)
<<BC>> =3D BCC field
<<BA>> =3D BCC address(es)
<<RT>> =3D ReplyTo field
<<AC>> =3D account name
For example, the Run Program field could contain a command line that
sends the subject of a message to a pager.
The filter rule might look like this:
Mode: Incoming
Pattern: user@xxxxxxxxxxx
Case: Off
Objects: From
Action: Run program 'C:\program files\pager.exe <<SJ>>'
When the filter definition finds a matching filter pattern,
the application will run.
WARNING
It is possible to place a message header token in the Run Program
field without associating any specific program.
When a matching message was found, the program listed in the
message's header would be run.
For example, a filter rule has the following settings:
Mode: Incoming
Pattern: user@xxxxxxxxxxx
Case: Off
Objects: From
Action: Run program '<<SJ>>'
An incoming message matches the filter pattern and has the subject
of "netscape.exe".
Based on the filter rule above, Calypso would start the Netscape
program; however, if the subject were "deltree c:\", your hard drive
would be erased.
Use extreme care if you place only a header token in the Run Program
field.
10. Click OK to add the filter rule to the filter definition.
11. Repeat steps 4-11 to add another filter rule.
12. In the Filter Definition panel, click a rule and use the Priority
Up and Priority Down keys to arrange the rules.
The order of the rules tells Calypso which filter action to accept first.
13. Click Save when finished.
14. To apply the filter definition to your mail, select the Apply selected
filter definition check box in the Filter tab.
The Filter tab is located in Account Properties.
Filters
Filter definitions perform various actions on incoming and outgoing mail.
This feature is useful if you send or receive many e-mail messages and
want to organize them automatically.
A filter definition is made up of filter rules.
A filter rule identifies a pattern that Calypso will look for in a message
header and then takes action on that message. Actions can include
running a program, saving a message as a text file, deleting the message,
or routing the message to a folder or person.
For example, Sam Clark wants all his incoming university mail placed
in a folder labeled "School." Sam would create a filter rule that looks
for "university" in the From field of incoming messages.
When Calypso finds a match, it places the message in the School folder.
You can create as many filter rules as needed to sort your messages.
The order of the filter rules within the definition determines which
actions are accepted first.
While you can apply only one filter definition to an account,
that definition can reference other filter definitions.
This gives you greater control over how your mail is sorted.
Each account in your mailbox can have a different active filter,
or you can activate the same filter definition for several accounts.
You can get the Calypso e-mail program for free here:
http://www.ouisoft.com/calypso.htm
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Mike
******* Mike's REPLY SEPARATOR *********
On 2/25/2006 at 11:25 AM Keyboard Cowboy wrote:
I have a little time on my hands and decided to try Courier again. The
interface is looking better. I can't figure out how to turn the filters on=
though. It says something about the properties box and a tab for
filters.....but I can't find it. I've created the filter. I know it
works.
How do I turn it on?
Regards from
Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy",
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Saturday 2/25/2006 11:22:30 AM
"Hear and you forget; see and you remember; do and you understand."
--Confucius
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On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:55:26 -0800, Mike the mod wrote:
| Hi judith,
| I use Courier email.
| I don't like using any MS products for email.
|
| You can use Notepad or other text editor to do it also.
|
| Mike
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