Quick and Simple Eudora Filters

The simplest filters are those that transfer incoming messages to a particular mailbox based on the sender of the message or one or more of the recipients. For example, each time you check your mail, you may want to have Eudora take all of the incoming messages it receives from your friend Joe and automatically transfer them into a mailbox you’ve called “Mail from Joe.” To get Eudora to do this, you set up a simple filter.

Step One: The Make Filter Dialog box
1. Open Eudora.
2. Open the message you want automatically transferred or automatically deleted.
3. Right click in the message.
4. Select Make Filter from popup menu.

Step Two: Setting up the Filter

1. Match conditions:
a. Make sure that Incoming and Manual options are selected.
b. Choose either:
From: will filter according to the from email address

Subject: will filter according to the subject line of the email

2. Actions
a. Choose either:

Transfer to New Mailbox: Type in a new mailbox name or keep the mailbox name Eudora enters. The new mailbox will be created for you.

Transfer to Existing Mailbox: Click on the long button next to this option to choose the mailbox you want the messages automatically transferred to.

Delete Message (Transfer to Trash): This option will transfer the selected messages to the trash mailbox. NOTE: Remember you have to empty your Eudora trash once in awhile.

3. Click on Create Filter button.

Any new message in Eudora will now be filtered according you your setup. You can set up as many filters as you want. Not only will this keep your inbox clear, but it will also allow you to send right to the trash messages that are obvious spam or possible viruses.

4. Filtering ***Spam*** emails to trash

1. Follow the directions above.
2. Choose to filter on the Subject line
3. Type into the subject box ***SPAM***
4. Select the Delete Message option
5. Click the Create Filter button.

The spam messages should be filtered directly to the trash. Remember that until you empty your Eudora trash, the mail is still there.