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Will I need to setup rules/filters on multiple devices or only on one?

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Bedwyr Prys Williams
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Hi, I have an email address on my own webserver and I have recently installed Thundebird as an email client. I share the email account with the owner of the business and we both have a PC & laptop each. I would like to setup filters to delete certain emails, some as they are received and others after a certain amount of time, whilst I'd also like to move some to folders. I believe this is possible with rules/filters, will I need to configure these on each device or only on one device?

Thanks in advance.

Hi, I have an email address on my own webserver and I have recently installed Thundebird as an email client. I share the email account with the owner of the business and we both have a PC & laptop each. I would like to setup filters to delete certain emails, some as they are received and others after a certain amount of time, whilst I'd also like to move some to folders. I believe this is possible with rules/filters, will I need to configure these on each device or only on one device? Thanks in advance.

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david
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Filters for an account are in a file called msgfilterrules.dat. there is one in each account folder. It is a simple text file, so easily read and edited. If the setups are 100% identical, you should be able to copy the file from your PC to the other persons's PC.

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