![]() But Mailsmith also provides a completely different and wholly original way to approach filtering: distributed filtering. Mailsmith’s traditional filters are powerful perhaps more so than those in any other email program. Mailsmith’s most distinctive feature, called "distributed filtering," is so novel that the editors of TidBITS have given me a chance to say a bit more about the subject, both so people considering Mailsmith come to appreciate what it might offer them, and so those already using Mailsmith can take full advantage of the power at their fingertips.ĭistributed Filtering - You can use, and people do use, Mailsmith’s filters in the traditional way, simply sorting incoming messages into the appropriate destination mailboxes. In that review, I stated my judgment that Mailsmith’s filtering options are more powerful, more flexible, and more varied than those of any other Mac OS email client. This article is a followup to "Mailsmith 1.5: Lean, Mean Email Machine," my review of Mailsmith in TidBITS-638. Indeed, after allowing you to receive mail and send mail, helping you organize your mail is the single most useful thing an email client can do, and filtering is the number one tool for the job. The best way to prevent this nightmare (and the best way to deal with the mess if it has already developed) is to define and use email filters. If you simply let messages pile up in your incoming and outgoing mailboxes, sooner or later you’ll have an organizational nightmare on your hands. ![]() We’ve never met, but I know something about you: you’re getting more email this year than you did last year, possibly a lot more. Mailsmith and Distributed Filtering, Part 1 #1655: 33 years of TidBITS, Twitter train wreck, tvOS 16.4.1, Apple Card Savings, Steve Jobs ebook.#1656: Passcode thieves lock iCloud accounts, the apps Adam uses, iPhoto and Aperture library conversion in Ventura.#1657: A deep dive into the innovative Arc Web browser.#1658: Rapid Security Responses, NYPD and industry standard AirTag news, Apple's Q2 2023 financials.#1659: Exposure notifications shut down, cookbook subscription service, alarm notification type proposal, Explain XKCD.
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