Re: Mail Rules on Email Header

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From: Ron Sommer (rsommer_at_nospam.ktis.net)
Date: 06/24/04 

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 05:39:03 -0500

Also, message body rules only work with text messages.

The Aladdin tech people have to put SpamCatcher as a flag, then OE could
filter on the flag. 

-- 
Ron Sommer
"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
news:emEpm3aWEHA.2844@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> You are talking about a Message Body rule which is not the same as
> the content of a message source. When you look at the text of a
> message, if it doesn't contain the phrase exactly as you have made
> the rule about, it will not work. I can't imagine an e-mail that has,
> 'X-SpamCatcher-Flag: Yes' in the message body.
>
> HTH
> -- 
> Bruce Hagen
>    ~IB-CA~
>
>
>
>
> "Stever" <stevenREMOVE_THIS@crider.com> wrote in message
> news:pEtCc.98057$Sw.97650@attbi_s51...
> > Okay, I must be a complete idiot because that link didn't help.  It
> didn't
> > tell me anything I didn't already know.  I've been using OE and
> mail rules
> > for several years and like to think I'm a fairly smart guy (that's
> > debatable, of course).  I have several rules filtering mail to
> differernt
> > folders and they all work correctly, but this one just has me
> stumped.  I
> > have a rule that says...
> >
> > Apply this rule after the message arrives
> > Where the message body contains 'X-SpamCatcher-Flag: Yes'
> > Move it to the SpamCatcher-Flag folder
> > and stop processing more rules
> >
> > Note that I have to use the entire phrase of "X-SpamCatcher-Flag:
> Yes"
> > because there are several "SpamCatcher" headers added to the email,
> so I
> > have to be very specific for the one I want to filter on.
> >
> > If this newly added header is indeed part of the message body, then
> I just
> > don't see why this rule won't work.  Here's a sample header taken
> from the
> > Message Source window...
> >
> > Return-Path: <coups@mousepadmktg.com>
> > Delivered-To: ***********
> > Received: (qmail 24764 invoked from network); 24 Jun 2004
> 05:19:08 -0000
> > Received: from unknown (HELO mpm29.mousepadmktg.com) (*********)
> >   by ********* with SMTP; 24 Jun 2004 05:19:08 -0000
> > Received: by mpm29.mousepadmktg.com (PowerMTA(TM) v1.5); Fri, 25
> Jun 2004
> > 02:11:53 -0400 (envelope-from <coups@mousepadmktg.com>)
> > Subject: [spamcatcher] Policy Approval in 10 Minutes. No Medical
> Exam.
> > From: American Life Direct
> <AmericanLifeDirect7217405@mousepadmktg.com>
> > To: *********
> > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
> boundary="_NextPart_7217405_boundary"
> > X-SP-Track-ID: <odTXzNapRBt7E>
> > Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 02:11:53 -0400
> > X-SpamCatcher-Flag: Yes
> > X-SpamCatcher-Score: 98
> > X-SpamCatcher-IP: 127.0.0.1
> > X-SpamCatcher-1: 22fdc033f9788b8a7bdbe55987a46eb9
> >
> > --_NextPart_7217405_boundary
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset:ISO-8859-1
> >
> > -- 
> >
> >
> > -Stever
> >
> >
> >
> > "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:%23kAi6laWEHA.3640@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > You are trying to create a *filter in* rule. See this link for
> some
> > > ideas. And instead of the whole phrase,  SpamCatcher, should be
> > > enough.
> > > http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm
> > > -- 
> > > Bruce Hagen
> > >    ~IB-CA~
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Stever" <stevenREMOVE_THIS@crider.com> wrote in message
> > > news:L7tCc.97959$Sw.58449@attbi_s51...
> > > > As I said in my first post, I've done that.  I've created a
> rule
> > > that looks
> > > > for "X-SpamCatcher-Flag: Yes" in the message body, moves it to
> a
> > > specific
> > > > folder and stops processing more rules.  It's just not working.
> > > >
> > > > Are "headers" contained in the message body?  If there's a
> header
> > > called
> > > > "X-SpamCatcher-Flag: Yes", should I be able to filter on it by
> > > looking in
> > > > the message body?  If I can understand this aspect of OE6 mail
> > > rules, then I
> > > > can try to figure out why it's not working.  I just want to
> know if
> > > I'm on
> > > > track or not.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -Stever
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> > > > news:ekrQ7HaWEHA.2544@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Box 1 - Where the Subject line contains specific words
> > > > > Box 2 - Check:Move it to specific folder and Stop processing
> more
> > > > > rules
> > > > > Box 3 - Click on the blue Specific folder and select the
> folder
> > > you
> > > > > want it to go to. {Create the folder first}.
> > > > >
> > > > > Or do the same thing for message body. Just change it in Box
> 1.
> > > > >
> > > > > See this:
> > > > > http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#rules
> > > > >
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > Bruce Hagen
> > > > >    ~IB-CA~
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Stever" <stevenREMOVE_THIS@crider.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:ypsCc.75024$2i5.24404@attbi_s52...
> > > > > > Hey folks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm testing out some spam software called SpamCatcher by
> > > Aladdin
> > > > > Systems.
> > > > > > Besides modifying the email subject with a tag of
> > > "[spamcatcher]"
> > > > > that's
> > > > > > easy enough to filter on, the software also will tag an
> email
> > > with
> > > > > a header
> > > > > > called "X-SpamCatcher-Flag: Yes".
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The Aladdin tech people tell me that I need to set an OE6
> mail
> > > rule
> > > > > to
> > > > > > filter on this header in order to send these specific
> messages
> > > to a
> > > > > specific
> > > > > > folder.  Thing is, I don't know how to do that.  I've tried
> > > setting
> > > > > a mail
> > > > > > rule to look for "X-SpamCatcher-Flag: Yes" in the message
> body,
> > > but
> > > > > it
> > > > > > doesn't seem to be working, even though when I check the
> > > message's
> > > > > > properties/details, I can see the flag in there.  I'm
> positive
> > > I
> > > > > have the
> > > > > > "X-SpamCatcher-Flag: Yes" text entered correctly in the
> filter,
> > > so
> > > > > it's not
> > > > > > an issue of it being spelled incorrectly or whatever.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So, other than To:, Cc:, and Subject:, can OE filter on any
> > > other
> > > > > header
> > > > > > components?  Am I missing something really simple here?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks!!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -- 
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Stever
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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