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Subject:Re: Help with Gmail Filters From:yehoshua paul <ysp10182 -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Craig Cardimon <craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:27:04 +0300
I am guessing that you may have a rules contradiction somewhere, which may
lead to the messages not getting archived. Alternatively, try setting the
labels so they are not showing in the messages list (settings > labels).
The labels are also the reason why it appears as though the message is
getting deleted in multiple locations. It is actually only being deleted
once, but because of the different labels it appears as though it is being
deleted from different places.
The 'Skip Inbox' setting is actually, a command to archive those e-mails,
and move them into the All Mail folder.
Also try googling why Gmail filters are not archiving your messages, and
see what else comes up.
Yehoshua
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Craig Cardimon <craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com>wrote:
> If messages always appear in the Inbox, then why have a filter control
> that says "Skip Inbox?"
>
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 8:47 AM, yehoshua paul <ysp10182 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
>> And I clicked 'Reply' instead of 'Reply to all.' This was not intended to
>> be an offlist response.
>> Yehoshua
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:45 PM, yehoshua paul <ysp10182 -at- gmail -dot- com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Gmail does not use folders. It uses labels. The messages are not being
>> > duplicated. When you select a label from the navigation pane, you are
>> > viewing only those messages that have the label applied. So the same
>> > message may appear under multiple labels, but these are not actually
>> > multiple copies of the same message. And all the messages will always
>> > appear in the inbox.
>> > For more information on why Gmail thinks labels are better than folders,
>> > see:
>> > http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=10708
>> >
>> > Hope this helps (and does not lead to an anti Gmail rant),
>> > Yehoshua Paul
>> > Your friendly neighbourhood technical writer
>> > On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Craig Cardimon <
>> craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com>wrote:
>> >
>> >> Morning, Whirlers,
>> >>
>> >> I have configured a bunch of Gmail filters, but they don't function
>> quite
>> >> as anticipated.
>> >>
>> >> The filters direct email to the folders I have specified, but they
>> leave a
>> >> copy in my Inbox.
>> >>
>> >> When I delete the copy from my Inbox, the the copy that is in the
>> >> designated folder also vanishes.
>> >>
>> >> Yes, every filter is set to "Skip Inbox," but that doesn't seem to
>> work.
>> >>
>> >> Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Cordially,
>> >> Craig Cardimon -- "The Duct Tape Writer" (Projects wrapped. Deadlines
>> >> beaten.)
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