379694 - Message filters operating on selected folder instead of Inbox

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 59365

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[Hylton Conacher]

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Build Identifier: version 1.5.0.10 (20060911)

I have approximately 200 filters setup to move incoming email from my Inbox to the relevant subfolder under Inbox.

The error shows itself when I am viewing the contents of the Trash folder. If I then select to 'Run filters on folder', all the messages which have filters are transferred to the folder they were initially deleted from.

I had almost 2000 items(1 months worth) in my Trash that have now reverted to their 'parent' folders. I currently have 115 items in Trash and do not let the system delete any via the preferences.

Due to the number of emails I now have to reread and delete, I have not tried to reproduce this problem.

Reproducible: Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
1. An email arrives in the Inbox from the opensuse-users list
2. Message is filtered to its OO-users subfolder under Inbox
3. After reading the message I delete it and it correctly goes to the Trash
4. If I then select Trash and 'Run filters on folder', the email is transferred   
   back to the OO-users subfolder.
Actual Results:  
Not tried a second time

Expected Results:  
When I 'Run filters on folder' the filters should ONLY run on the new messages in the Inbox( Inbox in BOLD with a number)   OR

There should be the ability to setup filters per folder

I am using KDE 3.5.5 release 45.4 on kernel version 2.6.18.1  updated via Yast

Comment 1

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

I understand that it wasn't what you wanted it to do, but it sounds like the filter did exactly what it was supposed to do. If you have a one row criteria now and want it to only include new mail, just add a and "status is" criteria in the filter.

You likely want bug 226422.

See also bug 59365 (via bug 197362).

Comment 2

[Hylton Conacher]

Tnx Magnus for the tip. I do however think that the filters need a default place to run ie Inbox as opposed to the parent that holds Onbox, Sent and Trash as well as any folders created.

Comment 3

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

Yes, that's bug 59365...