
Feature request - Email filter/rules convenience funtion
Hi, I used Thunderbird at uni time and have to use MS office at work. For this reason I was a long time with MS at home as well. But now this needs to change. Not keen on MS Copilot BS any more. I think Thunderbird ticks all my email needs. some things are different, some better some worse, that´s ok. Personal I think there is a small but very important convenience feature missing, and that's about rules/filters.
Currently if you want to set up a rule/filter you need to remember or copy all details you want to reacted on before starting to create the rule, the you need to 1) click on the email-homepage, 2) filter 3) new 4) type in a name 5) type an email/ subject 6) What to do if true 7) save
it works and it does what is should. However what I love in MS office is that this can be done in 3 clicks. The function accessible strait on the top and already pre-populated if you go this direct way.
What could be added to Thunderbird: if with a right click in an email, and "add filter" option would appear (for example under Organisation) and this brings you strait to the "new filter" window with 3 fields filled out: 1) name of the filter contains: the subject of the email 2)subject - contains: subject of the email 3)from - contains: sender of the email
Then you only need to change/delete a condition and 90% of the requirements are met.
It may sounds very silly, but I have to say this functionality in MS saved me so much time, with all "update" or "notice" email just been sorted away, maybe deleted or whatever.
Maybe I am rules/filter junkie but it definitely help with all the noise emails can create.
I hope i used the right forum, and maybe it helps to make a Thunderbird a little bit better.
Daniel
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perfect, thank you
Under the Message menu, there is Create Filter From Message, which might help. Press Alt if the Menu Bar with Message is hidden.