Subject: duplicate messages

From: James Cummings <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:32:35 +0100 (BST)

Hi there.

I have various mail moved into folders by filter rules
and this has been working fine.  But recently I've noticed
that I get duplicate copies of messages.  (Only two copies
of the message total.)

So someone mails me on a mailing list, it gets automatically
put into the folder for that mailing list.  I go to look at
that folder, and there are two copies of that message.

So someone mails me not on a mailing list, it stays in my
inbox, only one copy of it, and I read it.  I then eXpunge
and because it is a friend it gets filtered to a folder
dedicated to them.  I go look at that folder, and there are
two copies of that message.

This wasn't happening before, and I can't think of anything
that I've changed.  This is pine 4.58.

Any suggestions?

-James

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From: Rick Lewis <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 04:03:51 -0700 (MST)

James,
In your filtering rules, check the box near the bottom that says:
"move-only-if-not-deleted."
Do that for each filter.
The name of the feature wouldn't lead one to think it applies, but it
does, and no, I can't think of a better name!
That's probably the most likely reason for the duplicates.
--Rick

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From: James Cummings <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:23:34 +0100 (BST)

> That's probably the most likely reason for the duplicates.

I'll see if that helps, thanks.

-James

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From: Matt Ackeret <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:41:39 -0700 (PDT)

>That's probably the most likely reason for the duplicates.

I just read the help for that page..  Doesn't that essentially conflict with:

Message is Deleted? =
            Set    Choose One
            ---  --------------------
            (*)  Don't care, always matches
            ( )  Yes
            ( )  No

That is, if you simply say No here, isn't that effectively the same thing
as checking that check box?   (And if so, then it seems bizarre to have
two contradictory settings.)

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From: Steve Hubert <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 08:58:11 -0700 (PDT)

> I just read the help for that page..  Doesn't that essentially conflict with:

Yes, you are correct. If the "Message is Deleted?" option had existed at 
the time the "move-only-if-not-deleted" option was added, then it clearly 
wouldn't have been added. The "Message is Deleted?" option was added to 
pine at the same time as the other message status checks and it seemed 
worth the consistency to add it even though it was possible to set it in 
the feature section. Also, "move-only-if-not-deleted" is only a Filter 
feature, whereas "Message is Deleted?" works for all rules. But it is a 
bit bizarre, yes.

Steve

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From: Matt Ackeret <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:41:43 -0700 (PDT)

>feature, whereas "Message is Deleted?" works for all rules. But it is a

So then maybe the Message Is Deleted and "move-only-if-not-deleted" options
should remain in sync.

i.e. if the user changes the checkbox, the radio buttons change to remain
in sync.

..or else remove one of them on filter options to further consistency..

(Yes, even text-based programs can have good Human Interface!  Pine is
actually my best example that a text-based app can be just as easy to use
as a GUI app.)

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