Re: Thunderbird Message Filter Rules

On 2/16/2012 5:14 AM, Neil wrote:
> Don wrote:
>
>> Under Filter Rules there are at present:
>> Perform these actions:
>> Delete From POP Server
>> Fetch From POP Server
>>
>> I would like to have:
>> Do Not Download From POP Server
>>
>> or words to that affect
>>
>> What are my chances?
>
> If you change your server settings to download headers only, then you
> can use the fetch from POP server action on those messages that you do
> want downloaded. Or have I misunderstood your question?
>
Neil,

I have not as yet tried your suggestion of downloading headers only.

Under OE I was able to write messages rules based on "Subject Line 
Content" to prevent the downloading of large numbers of Yahoo & other 
groups, that my wife subscribes to, unto my computer.  We are not going 
to go to separate email accounts, for many reasons, to solve the 
problem. Currently, I am just deleting her messages that arrive on my 
machine.  I could write rules/filters that would move all of these 
directly to a local folder or trash as they are downloaded.  We leave 
all messages on our POP server for about 5 days, just in case of a whoops!

Don