Filters - forwarding messages to an address book "list"

[Pete Holsberg]

Is there a way to set up a filter to forward an email to an address book
list?

It appears that you can only specify a single email address with
"Forward to".

Thanks.

--
Pete Holsberg
Columbus, NJ

To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes
perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul,
sincerity, earnestness and kindness....
--Confucius

[Nir]

Pete Holsberg wrote:
> Is there a way to set up a filter to forward an email to an address book
> list?
>
> It appears that you can only specify a single email address with
> "Forward to".
>
> Thanks.
>

A probable method :
1.Goto Tools>Manage Filters.
2.click on 'new' , put 'conditions' .and under
'perform these actions' , select 'Forward message to'.
3.open Address Book.
4. select all entries of *that* particular
address book , drag those entries and drop them in
the text box ( next to 'Forward message to' )

[Telmo Amaral]

Pete Holsberg wrote:
> Is there a way to set up a filter to forward an email to an address book
> list?

I don't think so. I can't drag-and-drop single-address entries
from the address book into the Filter Rules dialog, let alone a
list entry. Manually typing in the name of a list simply brings up
the error 'Enter a valid e-mail address to forward to'.

> It appears that you can only specify a single email address with

> "Forward to". ....

Actually, you may manually type in several addresses separated by
commas, like this:
a@b.c, d@e.f

Alternatively, you may use the '+' button to have several 'Forward
Message to' actions, each with its own address. However, I think
this will result in the sending of one message per action.

[Pete Holsberg]

Nir wrote:

> Pete Holsberg wrote:
>> Is there a way to set up a filter to forward an email to an address
>> book list?
>>
>> It appears that you can only specify a single email address with
>> "Forward to".
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
> A probable method :
> 1. Goto Tools>Manage Filters.

> 2. click on 'new' , put 'conditions' .and under 'perform these actions' ,

> select 'Forward message to'.

> 3. open Address Book.

> 4. select all entries of *that* particular address book , drag those
> entries and drop them in the text box ( next to 'Forward message to' )

Wasn't able to select them in the "address pane".

--
Pete Holsberg
Columbus, NJ

Maxim for the Internet Age: You can't teach an old mouse new
clicks...

[Nir]

Pete Holsberg wrote:
> Nir wrote:
>
>> Pete Holsberg wrote:
>>> Is there a way to set up a filter to forward an email to an address
>>> book list?
>>>
>>> It appears that you can only specify a single email address with
>>> "Forward to".
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> A probable method :
>> 1. Goto Tools>Manage Filters.
>> 2. click on 'new' , put 'conditions' .and under 'perform these
>> actions' , select 'Forward message to'.
>> 3. open Address Book.
>> 4. select all entries of *that* particular address book , drag those
>> entries and drop them in the text box ( next to 'Forward message to' )
>
> Wasn't able to select them in the "address pane".
>

first , in the address book list ( left side ) .
select your address book.
Now goto Edit and select 'select all'

[Nir]

Sorry Pete, i was wrong. This feature is present
only in trunk version ,not in Thunderbird-1.5.*

Just test this :
Open Compose window.
Click on the address book icon on toolbar, select
proper address book .
Select all address and click on 'add to To'
Save this mail as 'draft' ( File > save as > draft
). *close* compose window.
Goto your 'Draft' folder. select that message ,
press 'ctrl+u' or goto View>Message Source.
Select all recipient addresses ( excluding 'To:'
).Copy them.

now goto Tools>Message Filters. click on 'New'.
Put proper 'conditions'.
Under perform this action, select 'Forward message
to'. and in the textbox , paste all address.

[Pete Holsberg]

Nir wrote:

OK, did that. But as soon as I drag off that pane, I get a circle
with a slanted line through it. I guess that means "operation not
permitted".

Also, Copy/Cut/Paste under Edit are grayed-out.

--
Pete Holsberg
Columbus, NJ

"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot
save the few who are rich..."
-- John F. Kennedy

[Pete Holsberg]

Nir wrote:

Whew! OK, thanks.

Trunk version????

[Nir]

is your problem solved now?
>
> Trunk version????
>

Thunderbird 3a1 (nightly build)

[Pete Holsberg]

Nir wrote:

<snip>

> is your problem solved now?

Actually, no. I was successful in setting up a filter to forward
a message to about 100 recipients -- and then my ISP (Verizon)
decided I was a spammer and shut me down for 24 hours!!

So I had to disable the filter. Drat!!

--
Pete Holsberg
Columbus, NJ

To be able under all circumstances to practice five things