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Search with an envelope to address

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Mike replied 8 izinyanga ezidlule
Mike
Mike

I have a domain so any email I use comprises of name@mydomain.co.uk

In the past I have given an email address to some dodgy enterprises such as Abbey National plc, and so I get loads of spam to abbey@mydomain.co.uk

It is an utter pain that many spammers use a throw away or random To: address but because the envelope email is abbey@mydomain.co.uk I get to receive it and there is no easy way of searching a folder to find matches to "envelope to".

Similarly it seems impossible to construct filters for an "envelope to" address.

Any ideas?

I have a domain so any email I use comprises of name@mydomain.co.uk In the past I have given an email address to some dodgy enterprises such as Abbey National plc, and so I get loads of spam to abbey@mydomain.co.uk It is an utter pain that many spammers use a throw away or random To: address but because the envelope email is abbey@mydomain.co.uk I get to receive it and there is no easy way of searching a folder to find matches to "envelope to". Similarly it seems impossible to construct filters for an "envelope to" address. Any ideas?

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Matt
Matt
  • Abanegalelo Abangama-25 Abaphambili

Customize the list of header fields. Either in filters or in the find option (Shift+Ctrl+F) as the customizations are shared between the two.

Add your Envelope to:

Note I also have he filtaQuila addon installed so your list will not match that in the image, but the customize option is universal. https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/filtaquilla/

Mike
Mike Umnikazi wombuzo

Many thanks for the idea. It works.

Envelope-to is ubiquitous with spammers so it is a shame I can't add an "Envelope-to" to a column for a folder. Just Recipient, From and Correspondents. Not even a "To".

Many thanks for the filtaquilla addon suggestion.