[pmmail-list] PMMail and Filters

[Felix Chung]

>On 5/27/2002 at 9:33 AM Willms-EDV Technik wrote:

>> I would like to know if there are plans 
>> to improve the filters as follows:
>>
>>   1. Adding a message to the filters option when right clicking on
>>       a message.  This would open the filter configuration window and 
>>       let the user pick from "sender", "recipient", "CC", "BCC", etc.  
>>       PMMail2000 gets the appropriate info from the email in question.
>
>   The "Filter builder" under "Tools" does this. 
>

Why not keep all filter related context in the place such as "Tools"?
Also, the contents of each of these filter windows is different.  Why not
just have one for all filtering? 

>>  
>>   2. Allow for a browse window in the filter configuration window so
>>      the user can find the appropriate folder (if it is not in the
>>     default  directory) or to create a new one.  
>
>   This is provided for the "Move message", "Copy message" and similar 
>operations. 
>
>   Well, except the ability to create a new folder. 
>
Exactly.

> And for PMMail folders, not for file directories. To add a browsing 
>capability for the latter would be nice. 
>
I agree.

>>   3. Have an option to use colors to highlight filtered email.   
>>     You have an option to use sound, but if one doesn't hear it, 
>>      then it is missed.
>>
>  
>  You can change the priority of the message ("Set priority"). High
>priority messages are highlighted.
Yes, but it would be nice to assign colors for messages from different 
users if one filters for that user, for example.

Also, it would be nice is to have a context when right clicking on
the message to change the priority (in case one wanted to do that
after reading a message.
 
>>   4. There are 2 places to enter filters.  One under "Account" and one
>>       under  "Tools".  It would be nicer to have all of them under=
 "Tools" and
>>       the  same window. 
>
>    As said above, the "Filter builder" under "Tools" picks up some header=
 
>information from the current message to be used in the filter. So the two
>are different. 
>
Yes, but must they be?  It seems to be it would make it easier on new=
 users.

>> Allow the user to move the windows to select what they  need to filter. 
>
>   What do you mean? 

Currently, to change the priority of filter one must click "up" and "down".=
  This
is particularly tedius if one has many filters and wanted to re-arrange=
 them.
At least allow for an autorepeat while pressing the "up" or "down".   In my
particular case, we have many internal aliases at work so after a while one
needs to re-arrange the priorities.

>>   5. Allow the user to enter password at the time of checking email.  
>> Reason is that the pc could be multiuser.  Don't want other checking 
>> email by mistake since password is already in.  
>
>   You can put a password on the account in PMMail so that this account
>can be accessed in PMMail only after entering the appropriate password.=
 You can 
>configure this in the Account properties, under "Preferences" (at least so
>it is called in the OS/2 version). 
>
>  Besides, this does not have to do with filters. 

Nope, it doesn't have to do with filters.  Just added more things as I was
writing.

>>   6. Have an option for the user to have a log window (scrollable and 
>>       displays 1-2 lines).  Double clicking on it opens a full window.
>
>  This, again, does not have to do with filters, except that it can be 
>provided by a filter. You have not explained what you want to be in the
>log.
I would want it to provide status of what has happened when the app is
doing a network operation.  For example, after downloading it will tell
me how many messages were downloaded.  Double clicking on the log
window will tell me where they were dispatched.  Another example, if
the app couldn't access the messages, it would tell me because of a 
timeout, etc. (helps me troubleshoot if it happens to be a problem on
my side of the network).

Again, this is not related to filters.

>>
>> How do other users here feel about the filters available?  
>
>   I think it is OK. I would like some additions, though, and have asked
>for them in earlier messages to this list. 
>
Do the BPS folks have a publicly available of the wishlist?


Thanks
Felix
 


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