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Author:  timark_uk [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Mail Rules on an iPhone
So I've just got my first iPhone (a 3G model) and synced for the first time.
Why are my Mail.app rules not being picked up?
On all the Macs I use all my Facebook notifications get sorted in to their own folder, but that's not happening on the iPhone.

Mark
Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Mail Rules on an iPhone
No, it doesn’t, which is an arse. If you can, set up the rules on the server.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Mail Rules on an iPhone
paulzolo wrote:
No, it doesn’t, which is an [LIFTED]. If you can, set up the rules on the server.

I have a feeling this won't ever get done on the iphone. For pete's sake, they can't even manage server side rules on MobileMe and they're ten minutes work with the email server software they're using.
What I have to do, if I'm away from my desk for a extended period of time, is leave my email client open on my mac so it filters all my email for me. Massivley wasteful in electricity terms but it's the only way I can keep my email manageable.

Jon
Author:  timark_uk [ Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Mail Rules on an iPhone
jonbwfc wrote:
What I have to do, if I'm away from my desk for a extended period of time, is leave my email client open on my mac so it filters all my email for me. Massivley wasteful in electricity terms but it's the only way I can keep my email manageable.
Then it looks like I'll be leaving my Work Mac on 24/7 with the Mail.app running constantly.
Cheers all.

Mark
Author:  paulzolo [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Mail Rules on an iPhone
This is the reason I don’t have my main email on my iPhone. The volume of spam which comes in on that account is horrendous, especially now that a company I work for forwards email to that address, bypassing their own server side spam filters.

There is a way of using Gmail as a spam filter, but I’ve not tried it myself. That could do the job for you. I get little spam on my Gmail account.
Author:  big_D [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Mail Rules on an iPhone
I use a "disposable" hotmail accout for all my social networking services. Stops the spam building up.
Author:  JJW009 [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Mail Rules on an iPhone
paulzolo wrote:
There is a way of using Gmail as a spam filter


I run all my accounts through Gmail. Partly for the spam filter, partly for the free backup, and partly so I know I have access from anywhere even if various servers are down.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Mail Rules on an iPhone
JJW009 wrote:
paulzolo wrote:
There is a way of using Gmail as a spam filter


I run all my accounts through Gmail. Partly for the spam filter, partly for the free backup, and partly so I know I have access from anywhere even if various servers are down.

The spam filtering on MobileMe is actually very good - I very rarely get spam in my MM inbox. The problem is the stuff I get that isn't spam. I dunno about everyone else but between notifications, personal emails, mailing lists etc I get about a hundred emails per day. MobileMe web or iPhone offers no automated processing of that stuff, which is the problem I face. It just piles up unless I have Mail running on a Mac somewhere to sort it out for me.

Jon
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