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Some filters not working

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I have 21 filters set up in Thunderbird (originally on the Mac, now on Windows). This is for an IMAP account.

Most of the filters are simple, one match, mark message as read, move to a folder. A few have multiple matches, but the same mark read and move to folder steps.

Some filters work fine, some do not work at all. The ones that are not working are the simple single match ones. There's nothing in the filter log showing what the issue might be. The filter in question doesn't show up.

What can I do to track down what the issue might be?

Thanks.

I have 21 filters set up in Thunderbird (originally on the Mac, now on Windows). This is for an IMAP account. Most of the filters are simple, one match, mark message as read, move to a folder. A few have multiple matches, but the same mark read and move to folder steps. Some filters work fine, some do not work at all. The ones that are not working are the simple single match ones. There's nothing in the filter log showing what the issue might be. The filter in question doesn't show up. What can I do to track down what the issue might be? Thanks.

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It is possible that another filter is involved. My suggestion is to disable the other filters and then retest this one.

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Disabled all the other filters, hit run now and nothing happened.

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If that is the only filter running, please post a screenshot of it so we can review. thanks

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Here's the screenshot of the filter

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Have you confirmed that the filter is set to run on the inbox?

Are there any trailing spaces in the match criterion?

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