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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml index 16ab73902e..8dc4e13bcd 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml @@ -652,6 +652,29 @@ </listitem> </orderedlist> </para> + <note id="when-filters-go-wrong"> + <title>When Are Filters Applied?</title> + <para> + If you move mail from your server into your local system + using POP mail, filters are applied to incoming mail every + time you check for mail. + </para> + <para> + If you store your mail on the mail server and check your + mail with IMAP, filters are applied to the INBOX when you + open it. In some cases, you will see a number of unread + messages in the INBOX, click the INBOX, and then have the + messages move elsewhere as they are filtered out. + </para> + <para> + If you use Ximian Connector to store your mail on an + Exchange server, filters are not applied until you open + your INBOX folder and select + <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Apply + Filters</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or press + <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Y</keycap></keycombo> + </para> + </note> <example id="filter-example"> <title>Using a Filter to Avoid Spam</title> <para> @@ -780,9 +803,10 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - Incoming email that your filters don't move goes into the Inbox; - outgoing mail that they don't move ends up in the Sent - folder. So be sure to change the filters that go with it. + Incoming email that your filters don't move goes + into the Inbox; outgoing mail that they don't move + ends up in the Sent folder. So be sure to change + the filters that go with it. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> |