[pmmail-list] Filter for Absence of "To" Header

[Kenn Yuill]

Hello Sorin,
  In reply to your message, sent to PMMail List. I wrote:
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On 2003-11-26 at 08:38:35, Sorin Srbu stated:

>·On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:50:40 -0500 (EST), Kenn Yuill wrote:
>·
>·>Does anyone had a filter to initiate an action based on the absence of
>·>the "To" header?
>·>The purpose of the filter was to move any returned receipts to a
>·>separate folder, rather than...
>·
>·Just looked into this the other day. From the pmm help-file:

I didn't find this information in the Help for PMMail/2 and concluded
that it is in the one for PMMail 2000.

>·>How do I filter SPAM?
>·>
>·>Lately most SPAMmers have begun sending their junk mail as BCC (blind carbon copy).   In this method of sending your name never appears in the TO:
>·> or CC: field of the message.  This method of sending actually makes it quite easy to filter messages of this sort.
>·> ...
>·>The filter is a complex one and can be pasted into PMMail as is:
>·>
>·>!(header.to="$c.acctid$" | h.cc="$c.acctid$" | h.Resent-To="$c.acctid$" | h.Apparently-To="$c.acctid$")

So this filter is looking for the absence of the e-mail address
associated with the active account and if true, performs the chosen
action.  I suppose that this filter is useful as a catchall, if placed
after the ones for mailing lists, etc. and just before the filter for
personal e-mail.

>·>
>·>Then check the INCOMING box and set the actions you wish to perform on the messages it catches.
>·
>·Helpful?

Sorry, it is not what I need, but thanks for the suggestion.  However,
the filter mentioned in my reply to Steve & Ronny, !h="To: ", coupled
with & b="Return Receipt", seems to do the job so far.

>·BW,
>·
>·Sorin

Ciao,
      Kenn
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