Re: [gentoo-user] mutt: Tagging on the contents of mails

[meino.cramer@gmx.de]

Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> [11-05-28 05:28]:
> meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >  is there any way to mark mails as tagged based on the contents
> >  of the body of the mails?
> >
> >  Thank you very much for any help in advance!
> >  Best regards,
> >  mcc
> >
> >   
> 
> That depends on your mail reader.  I use Seamonkey and it can do that.  
> I would think that Thunderbird can as well.  In Seamonkey go to Tools, 
> then select Message Filters.  Then click to create a new filter.  Type 
> in a filter name or it will puke later, I usually forget that.  In the 
> middle section, it usually defaults to Subject here, you need to change 
> that to Body.  In the field to the right of that, fill in whatever you 
> want it to detect, udev, USB or whatever text you want to select.  In 
> the bottom section, defaults to Move Message to here, change that to 
> Tag Message then select on the right what you want it tagged as.  If 
> you use Seamonnkey, check out all the other options as well.  If you 
> use Thunderbird, I would think it would do the same but things may be 
> in different places.  Maybe the instructions will give ideas where to 
> look.
> 
> I'm not sure that is exactly what you want but that is what I know can 
> be done here.  Again, depends on if we are talking about the same thing 
> and what reader you use as well.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> 
> Dale
> 
> :-)  :-)
> 

Hi Dale,

in the subject line to my mail I mentioned that I am using mutt
as mailreader... :)

How can I accomplish tagging on base of the contents of the mail
with the mailreader mutt?

Have a nice weekend!
Best regards,
mcc