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Filters: how to find the path I redirected mails to?

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Hello,

In Thunderbird I created many filters too get my incoming mails organized. The majority of my incoming mails are re-directed to sub-maps within 'Local Folders.

I sometimes want to know to which map I re-directed incoming mails, and open the related filter definition. As path indication I unfortunately I can only find the word 'Local Folders' (which is right), but not the full path to which messages are re-directed. Can somebody please provide me a solution, thanks?

Hello, In Thunderbird I created many filters too get my incoming mails organized. The majority of my incoming mails are re-directed to sub-maps within 'Local Folders. I sometimes want to know to which map I re-directed incoming mails, and open the related filter definition. As path indication I unfortunately I can only find the word 'Local Folders' (which is right), but not the full path to which messages are re-directed. Can somebody please provide me a solution, thanks?

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Hello David,

Thanks, will use the link you suggested. I consider my question to be answered, great !

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Have you looked at msgfilterrules.dat file in the account in the profile. It is a simple txt file and should have the detail you seek.

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Hello David,

That's a good suggestion. I know the msgfilterrules.dat-file, but didn't think about it immediately. Will use it from now on, but it would be an even better option to show the full path within Thunderbird itself. Do you know which link to use to raise an improvement ticket on such request?

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You can make suggestions at connect.mozilla.org in the IDEAS section.

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Hello David,

Thanks, will use the link you suggested. I consider my question to be answered, great !

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