Re: Splitting mail between multiple addresses

[Greg Farough <gregf@gnu.org>]

On Tue, Nov 15 2022, TRS-80 <lists.trs-80@isnotmyreal.name> wrote:

> Greg Farough <gregf@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> On Fri, Nov 11 2022, TRS-80 <lists.trs-80@isnotmyreal.name> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello list,
>>>
>>> I have a couple different email addresses (each as secondary select
>>> methods), with nntp (Gmane) as primary select method.
>>>
>>> I have some rules defined in `nnmail-split-methods', and then under each
>>> email, I have `nnimap-split-methods' set to 'default'.  This seemed to
>>> be the only way to get it to work.
>>>
>>> I would really like to set up splitting rules under each email address,
>>> that would be specific to mail coming to that address.  But I could not
>>> figure out how to do so.
>>>
>>> Any tips would be appreciated.
>>
>> I use something like this:
>>
>> (nnimap "Email"
>>         <snip>
>>         (nnmail-split-methods nnmail-split-fancy)
>> 	(nnimap-split-methods nnmail-split-fancy)
>> 	(nnmail-split-fancy (|
>> 	                    ("from" "ding@gnus.org" "INBOX.gnus")
>>                             ("from" "morgoth@mordorenterprises.org" junk)
>>                             ..and so on..
>>                             )))
>>
>> And that works.
>>
>> -g
>
> If I am understanding you correctly, I should be able to define both
> `nnmail-split-methods' and `nnimap-split-methods' /per email/?

Right. I have three email accounts in my
gnus-secondary-select-methods, and each one's rules for
nnmail-split-fancy apply only to that address.

In the example I gave, one of the *other* accounts getting a message
from morgoth@mordorenterprises.org would not necessarily send it to
junk. The only filters that apply are the ones I define for that
specific account.

> In my case, I am using simple (not fancy) but maybe it doesn't
> matter.

I remember really struggling to get it working, but it's been so long
that I don't remember how much I messed around with simple. Fancy
works great, though.

> Thanks a lot for the pointer!  I'll try it and report back how it goes.

You're welcome. Good luck!

-g

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