Setting up Thunderbird to filter email to specified folders based on email address

Is there a way to set up Thunderbird to send emails to a certain folder based on the email address?

So for instance, I have the folder ME 040. I want all student emails to go to this folder.

dustin

Posted 2013-08-26T12:46:44.077

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Use message filter viz http://kb.mozillazine.org/Filters_%28Thunderbird%29

– week – 2013-08-26T12:51:50.317

@week Would you like to post your comment as answer. I solved my problem from your comment before anyone else posted an answer so you deserve the accolades. – dustin – 2013-08-26T13:03:55.630

It's ok, select martineau's answer. – week – 2013-08-26T13:05:21.790

Answers

Yes, see Message Filters in the MozillaZine Knowledge Base which has a link to a step-by-step tutorial on setting up filters.

martineau

Posted 2013-08-26T12:46:44.077

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You can do this in thunderbird (Thunderbird is a power full MUA), first create a folder:

Right click on your E-Mail address (At left column) -> New Folder... -> Choose a name -> Create Folder.

Now from top menu go to Message -> Create Filter on Message.... In this window you can create your rules.

Sepahrad Salour

Posted 2013-08-26T12:46:44.077

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Addition to other answers.

You can also create a search folder, so messages would be kept in the main folder, but this search folder ("saved search") will update automatically.

In this article you will find how to do this.

Using saved searches allows to "keep" one message in many folders (although that in reality they are stored in one place, so removing it will destroy it also from search folders).

Voitcus

Posted 2013-08-26T12:46:44.077

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