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

[Sorin Srbu]

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:27:02 -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.

Yupp. it is. But I guess the script language is the same.

>>·>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.

I have it as the last one in my filter list. 8-)

>>·>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.

Yeah, saw them later.



BW,

Sorin

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