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Run Now button in Message Filters fails

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Geoff
Geoff

MY SYSTEM: Thunderbird 140.5.0esr running in Linux Debian Bookworm

I have created a filter from a recently received message via pop. The settings are: OK Manually Run OK Getting New Mail: Filter before Junk Classification

Match all of the following From Contains xyz.co.uk

Perform these actions: Move message to XYZ on my mailbox

Press OK

In the Message Filters window, Run selected filter(s) on: XYZ Press Run Now

There is no response, and all the messages remain in the Inbox.

I have repeated the Run Now process on an old filter (by moving the message back to the inbox), and that works fine.

The only oddity of the current message is that it is a no-reply message eg From = no-reply@xyz.co.uk

Any ideas welcome!

MY SYSTEM: Thunderbird 140.5.0esr running in Linux Debian Bookworm I have created a filter from a recently received message via pop. The settings are: OK Manually Run OK Getting New Mail: Filter before Junk Classification Match all of the following From Contains xyz.co.uk Perform these actions: Move message to XYZ on my mailbox Press OK In the Message Filters window, Run selected filter(s) on: XYZ Press Run Now There is no response, and all the messages remain in the Inbox. I have repeated the Run Now process on an old filter (by moving the message back to the inbox), and that works fine. The only oddity of the current message is that it is a no-reply message eg From = no-reply@xyz.co.uk Any ideas welcome!

Solution eye eponami

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Geoff said

Run selected filter(s) on: XYZ

Hi Geoff.

You seem to be running the filter on the destination folder instead of the source folder (inbox).

To troubleshoot, you could enable the filter log and check it after running. I did some tests, and nothing appeared in the log, so I don't know what you will see.

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Rick
Rick
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Solution eye oponami

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Geoff said

Run selected filter(s) on: XYZ

Hi Geoff.

You seem to be running the filter on the destination folder instead of the source folder (inbox).

To troubleshoot, you could enable the filter log and check it after running. I did some tests, and nothing appeared in the log, so I don't know what you will see.

Geoff
Geoff Nkolo motuna

Thank you Rick. Usually the Message filter does display the inbox. During my initial setting up I must have done something to change that to destination - not sure what! Will take care next time.

Rick
Rick
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You're welcome. Enjoy Thunderbird.

Tuna motuna

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