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From: ajk@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Jeff Boerio)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Filter Question/Problem
Keywords: filter, elm, problem
Message-ID: <3250@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 29 Sep 89 17:59:26 GMT
Organization: Tg Programming
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I am using filter, and have been for quite some time, and have finally
become annoyed enough with this little problem to fix it.

My .forward shows filter being run like this:


	"| /usr/unsup/elm/filter -o /userd/ajk/.filter-errors"

And here is a sample from my .filter-rules file:


	from contains "aqm" ? save /userd/ajk/mail/steve
	from contains "nicely" ? save /userd/ajk/mail/tami
	from contains "asd" ? save /userd/ajk/mail/kareth

It seems that filter is stripping the "New" flag from the Status field and 
then putting it in the specified mailbox.  This means that I have to *know*
if a new piece of mail has come in or not.

It would seem to me that filter would keep the Status field to new until
the message has actually been read.  My question is:  Have I done something
stupid (which is entirely possible), or does filter need to be fixed?

     - Jeff

-- 
Jeff Boerio                   :  Purdue University Dept. of Computer Science
ajk@mace.cc.purdue.edu        :  Purdue University Computing Center Volunteer
boerio@summer.ecn.purdue.edu  :  Purdue University ECN Student Programmer