IMAP with KMail 4.14.10: Filter other folders than Inbox

[Ingo Klöcker]

On Tuesday 14 March 2017 18:40:56 Quazgar wrote:
> On Saturday, 11. March 2017 20:46:17 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > On Friday 10 March 2017 21:17:52 Quazgar wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > is there a way to filter other IMAP folders than the inbox?
> > 
> > No. KMail only filters mail in the inbox. The reasoning for this is
> > that mails in other folders (obviously) must already have been
> > filtered by somebody else than KMail (which also is the case in
> > your scenario). A related reason for this design decision is that
> > we wanted to minimize the risk for filter loops.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> the argument to prevent filter loops is certainly valid in most cases.
>  I would still appreciate an option to include certain other folders
> as mail sources for filters as well, of course not as the default. 
> (I am willing to take the risk of creating a Turing machine here.)

Please file a bug/wishlist item at bugs.kde.org (or via Help->Report 
Bug...).


Regards,
Ingo
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