Creating message filters in Eudora 5:

Filters can help you organize your e-mail messages as well as delete unwanted messages automatically.  They work in conjunction with mailboxes.  To learn how to create mailboxes, click the 'Mailboxes' link above.

In this example we'll create a filter that will allow Eudora to send e-mail to a specified folder automatically.

On the Toolbar, click Tools and select Filters from the menu.

The Filters window appears.

Towards the bottom left corner of the window, click the New button.

Note the two areas to the right:  Match and Action.

Match:

Mark the box Incoming.

From the Header drop-down menu, select From:.

From the next drop-down menu, select contains.

In the field to the right, enter the e-mail address.  In this example, I entered 'grandma@ispname.com'.

Action:

Click the down arrow and select Transfer to from the menu.

A new button appears:  In.

Click In and select the mailbox in which you'd like Eudora to place your e-mails.  In this example, I selected 'Family'.

The button is now labeled 'Family'.

Click the red 'X' button in the top, right corner to close the window.

The following window appears:

Click Yes to save the filter you just created.

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