Does anyone have any thoughts on the best way to set a GMail filter for list mail?
I have been using "to:gmusers@googlegroups.com" but I realize I could use "[GMusers]" as well. Are there any advantages to either or are they pretty much the same in result?
I could agonize over this kind of decision for days. LOL.
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:04:36 -0500 (CDT), Bill Holmes <b...@gmung.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have any thoughts on the best way to set a GMail filter for > list mail?
> I have been using "to:gmusers@googlegroups.com" but I realize I could use > "[GMusers]" as well. Are there any advantages to either or are they > pretty much the same in result?
> I could agonize over this kind of decision for days. LOL.
I simply put "gmusers" in the To field, and it works every time.
I use both for some wired reason and it works. I put the email address in the To: part and GMuser in subject for the filter setup. Works well for me. Remi
Bill Holmes wrote: > Does anyone have any thoughts on the best way to set a GMail filter for > list mail?
> I have been using "to:gmusers@googlegroups.com" but I realize I could use > "[GMusers]" as well. Are there any advantages to either or are they > pretty much the same in result?
> I could agonize over this kind of decision for days. LOL.
Just adding: one can also subscribe to Gmail related newsletters and mailing lists w/ accountname+Gm...@gmail.com, set a filter such that all msgs received to this address gets a label, 'Gmail' (that you should have created earlier).
This way, the no. of filters gets reduced greatly. You might be getting mails from one source on a topic today, but hey tomorrow there might be more sources from which you would like to get mails and instead of creating another filter that applies the same label, plussing keeps it neat. It's like planning ahead.
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:04:36 -0500 (CDT), Bill Holmes <b...@gmung.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have any thoughts on the best way to set a GMail filter for > list mail?
> I have been using "to:gmusers@googlegroups.com" but I realize I could use > "[GMusers]" as well. Are there any advantages to either or are they > pretty much the same in result?
> I could agonize over this kind of decision for days. LOL.
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:04:36 -0500 (CDT), Bill Holmes <b...@gmung.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have any thoughts on the best way to set a GMail filter for > list mail?
> I have been using "to:gmusers@googlegroups.com" but I realize I could use > "[GMusers]" as well. Are there any advantages to either or are they > pretty much the same in result?
I always filter on the tag [GMusers] but it does seem to miss a few. I've had some email come through from lists that for some reason, don't have that tag on it. So I started filtering on both. ;)
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:17:54 -0500, Mark Worsham <mwors...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I simply put "gmusers" in the To field, and it works every time.
As far as I can tell, the search function ignores the brackets, so "gmusers" and "[GMusers]" would be identical searches...
I've been setting up shortcuts for each of my regular searches, basically each is just a "stored" search to give me a quick view, and the brackets seem to make no difference in those searches.
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:17:54 -0500, Mark Worsham <mwors...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:04:36 -0500 (CDT), Bill Holmes <b...@gmung.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone have any thoughts on the best way to set a GMail filter for > > list mail?
> > I have been using "to:gmusers@googlegroups.com" but I realize I could use > > "[GMusers]" as well. Are there any advantages to either or are they > > pretty much the same in result?
> > I could agonize over this kind of decision for days. LOL.
> I simply put "gmusers" in the To field, and it works every time.
Sri Kat wrote: > Just adding: one can also subscribe to Gmail related newsletters and > mailing lists w/ accountname+Gm...@gmail.com, set a filter such that > all msgs received to this address gets a label, 'Gmail' (that you > should have created earlier).
Hi Sri,
I can see what you are doing, but there is a part of it I can't seem to wrap my mind around. :)
I can't see how to create a label without selecting a conversation. Is there a way to create an empty label and I just can't see it? Or do you label a conversation with your desired label and then remove it from the conversation?
At the very bottom of your actual labels section it should say "Edit Labels". You'll be able to make a new label there. I have a label just named "Gmail" that I forward all my Gmail related groups too.
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:51:58 -0700, Bill <b...@4or.us> wrote:
> Sri Kat wrote: > > Just adding: one can also subscribe to Gmail related newsletters and > > mailing lists w/ accountname+Gm...@gmail.com, set a filter such that > > all msgs received to this address gets a label, 'Gmail' (that you > > should have created earlier).
> Hi Sri,
> I can see what you are doing, but there is a part of it I can't seem to > wrap my mind around. :)
> I can't see how to create a label without selecting a conversation. Is > there a way to create an empty label and I just can't see it? Or do > you label a conversation with your desired label and then remove it > from the conversation?
> At the very bottom of your actual labels section it should say "Edit > Labels". You'll be able to make a new label there. I have a label > just named "Gmail" that I forward all my Gmail related groups too.
Mathew Lankard wrote: > At the very bottom of your actual labels section it should say "Edit > Labels". You'll be able to make a new label there. I have a label > just named "Gmail" that I forward all my Gmail related groups too.
OK.
But I have a further question. :)
I will end up with an e-mail address like wholmes + GMail @ gmail.com once I have created the label. In order to use this to subscribe to mailing lists I will have to submit it through a web form, no? Is there any way to send a message to somelist-subscribe @ somelistserver.not from wholmes + GMail @ gmail.com?
I don't think there's a way to get mailing lists to automatically label using the "+" method. You could setup a filter to automatically label mail you got from the list however. This is how I handle my list mail.
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:30:22 -0700, Bill <b...@4or.us> wrote:
> Mathew Lankard wrote: > > At the very bottom of your actual labels section it should say "Edit > > Labels". You'll be able to make a new label there. I have a label > > just named "Gmail" that I forward all my Gmail related groups too.
> OK.
> But I have a further question. :)
> I will end up with an e-mail address like wholmes + GMail @ gmail.com > once I have created the label. In order to use this to subscribe to > mailing lists I will have to submit it through a web form, no? Is > there any way to send a message to somelist-subscribe @ > somelistserver.not from wholmes + GMail @ gmail.com?
> Just adding: one can also subscribe to Gmail related newsletters and > mailing lists w/ accountname+Gm...@gmail.com, set a filter such that > all msgs received to this address gets a label, 'Gmail' (that you > should have created earlier).
I use plus addresses a lot on other systems but I haven't figured out a good way to use them with Gmail. For example, what does your Gmail filter condition look like for mail sent to accountname+Gm...@gmail.com. What I'd like to do is filter on this header:
Delivered-To: accountname+gmail
Because at Gmail the Delivered-To header records the plus address. I've tried using
Has the words: Delivered-To: accountname+gmail
But that doesn't work. I "bounce forward" a lot of my mail from other systems to my Gmail account and it would be nice if I could use Gmail's plus addresses to automatically label these bounced forward messages. I've also tried to use a Gmail filter to filter on this header
Resent-To: accountname+gmail
But that doesn't work either. It seems that Gmail's filter conditions ignore some of the hidden headers (i.e., the headers that you see only when you click on More Options > Show Original). If anyone is interested in how I use plus addressing, I've written about it on my Procmail Quick Start, which is here:
I'd really like to hear more about how people are using Gmail's plus addresses and what your plus-address filters look. Mainly I'm interested in how you deal with messages that are sent to a plus address but the plus address does not appear in the To or Cc header (for example list mail and bounced forwarded mail).
Plus mail will automatically go to a folder with the same name, not sure if you knew that. But there's no way to go from there to another filter that I know of.
> On 16 Jul 2004 Sri Kat (neo...@gmail.com) wrote: > > Just adding: one can also subscribe to Gmail related newsletters and > > mailing lists w/ accountname+Gm...@gmail.com, set a filter such that > > all msgs received to this address gets a label, 'Gmail' (that you > > should have created earlier).
> I use plus addresses a lot on other systems but I haven't figured > out a good way to use them with Gmail. For example, what does > your Gmail filter condition look like for mail sent to > accountname+Gm...@gmail.com. What I'd like to do is filter on > this header:
> Delivered-To: accountname+gmail
> Because at Gmail the Delivered-To header records the plus > address. I've tried using
> Has the words: Delivered-To: accountname+gmail
> But that doesn't work. I "bounce forward" a lot of my mail from > other systems to my Gmail account and it would be nice if I could > use Gmail's plus addresses to automatically label these bounced > forward messages. I've also tried to use a Gmail filter to filter > on this header
> Resent-To: accountname+gmail
> But that doesn't work either. It seems that Gmail's filter > conditions ignore some of the hidden headers (i.e., the headers > that you see only when you click on More Options > Show > Original). If anyone is interested in how I use plus addressing, > I've written about it on my Procmail Quick Start, which is here:
> I'd really like to hear more about how people are using Gmail's > plus addresses and what your plus-address filters look. Mainly > I'm interested in how you deal with messages that are sent to a > plus address but the plus address does not appear in the To or Cc > header (for example list mail and bounced forwarded mail).
> Plus mail will automatically go to a folder with the same name, not > sure if you knew that. But there's no way to go from there to another > filter that I know of.
If what you are saying is that a mail sent to a gmail account with a + suffix in the id would be automatically delivered to a Label with the same suffix without creating a flter for that, I dont see that happening
> > Plus mail will automatically go to a folder with the same name, not > > sure if you knew that. But there's no way to go from there to another > > filter that I know of.
> If what you are saying is that a mail sent to a gmail account with a + > suffix in the id would be automatically delivered to a Label with the > same suffix without creating a flter for that, I dont see that > happening
On 17 Jul 2004 Mathew Lankard (lank...@gmail.com) wrote:
> Plus mail will automatically go to a folder with the same name, not > sure if you knew that. But there's no way to go from there to another > filter that I know of.
That does not happen on my Gmail account and, at least in April, The Gmail Team agreed. Here's an excerpt of my correspondence with them:
| Hello Nancy, | | Thank you for your email. We apologize for our delay in getting | back to you. Gmail currently does support 'plus addressing' such | as you described. You would need to set up the labels and filters | accordingly, if you would like to filter messages received using | the plus sign. | | If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to | email us. | | Sincerely, | | The Gmail Team | | Original Message Follows: | ------------------------ | From: xxx...@gmail.com | Subject: Is it possible to use "plus addressing" to ... | Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 10:16:13 -0000 | | Is it possible to use "plus addressing" to automatically assign a | label upon delivery to Gmail? E.g, if I send a message to | xxxxxx+i...@gmail.com, the message would automatically be | assigned the label "imap"? If not, do you have plans to add | something like this? What are the things that users can do with | plus-addressing in Gmail now? | | Thank you, | Nancy
I think it is possible to use the Gmail + feature now, I have used it once recently and it worked. I have not used it often because I sometimes forget and some forms don't accept the + with the email address when I submit. However there is a small tutorial on how to do it in the link below. I hope it is helpful. http://home.deds.nl/~reliq/2004/06/gmail-thing.html
Nancy McGough wrote: > On 16 Jul 2004 Sri Kat (neo...@gmail.com) wrote: > > Just adding: one can also subscribe to Gmail related newsletters and > > mailing lists w/ accountname+Gm...@gmail.com, set a filter such that > > all msgs received to this address gets a label, 'Gmail' (that you > > should have created earlier).
> I use plus addresses a lot on other systems but I haven't figured > out a good way to use them with Gmail. For example, what does > your Gmail filter condition look like for mail sent to > accountname+Gm...@gmail.com. What I'd like to do is filter on > this header:
> Delivered-To: accountname+gmail
> Because at Gmail the Delivered-To header records the plus > address. I've tried using
> Has the words: Delivered-To: accountname+gmail
> But that doesn't work. I "bounce forward" a lot of my mail from > other systems to my Gmail account and it would be nice if I could > use Gmail's plus addresses to automatically label these bounced > forward messages. I've also tried to use a Gmail filter to filter > on this header
> Resent-To: accountname+gmail
> But that doesn't work either. It seems that Gmail's filter > conditions ignore some of the hidden headers (i.e., the headers > that you see only when you click on More Options > Show > Original). If anyone is interested in how I use plus addressing, > I've written about it on my Procmail Quick Start, which is here:
> I'd really like to hear more about how people are using Gmail's > plus addresses and what your plus-address filters look. Mainly > I'm interested in how you deal with messages that are sent to a > plus address but the plus address does not appear in the To or Cc > header (for example list mail and bounced forwarded mail).
