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Mail rules in OS Mavericks 10.9 don't apply to Sent Messages

hello


does anyone have Mail working correctly with applying Mail Rules to Sent Messages?


i have Rules set up to put new Mail into various folders. This works as expected for incoming messages.


in previous OSX versions your Rules could be applied to Sent messages as well.


but in Mavericks it doesnt work (for me).


i have tried making new rules (not relying on previously set up rules), and still no go.


anyone?


thanks

MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), iPhone 5, Time Capsule 1TB

Posted on Oct 25, 2013 9:56 AM

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Oct 22, 2017 2:03 AM in response to azamino

so what gives? is it possible that this bug is still not fixed in Sierra?


it is a bug, since when you apply the rules manually to the sent box they work.


so years go by and Apple still ignores its users? and it's not like it was a major, deeply buried glitch implying a major overhaul. most probably one line missing in the dispatch code is all.


anybody out there?


it's very frustrating to realize, over and over, to what extent you are a hostage of your OS provider, who apparently could not care less.


shameful, really.

Oct 29, 2013 2:11 PM in response to azamino

same for me.

Since I installed Mavericks, rules do not work anymore when you add a new item in it (only old filters created before the upgrade seem working).


Remark: before the upgrade, the rule system was not working in a consistent way (many normal emails were drawn to the undesirable folder). (and still the same after the upgrade)

Nov 1, 2013 10:17 AM in response to azamino

Since Mail rules were first introduced in OS X 10.1 or so, I have never been able to get them to work for outgoing messages unless I automatically CCd or BCCd myself so that Mail saw them as both outgoing and incoming. At which point the rules worked on the incoming copy. Yes, I do end up with one copy of the message that has been processed under the rule and another in the Sent mail box. I just tested that once again and it still works in Mavericks but then I have not had any problems with Mail rules not functioning in Mail 7.0

Nov 1, 2013 10:20 AM in response to azamino

azamino wrote:


hello


does anyone have Mail working correctly with applying Mail Rules to Sent Messages?


i have Rules set up to put new Mail into various folders. This works as expected for incoming messages.


in previous OSX versions your Rules could be applied to Sent messages as well.


Mail rules never worked on outgoing messages and nothing has changed in Mavericks.

Mail rules in OS Mavericks 10.9 don't apply to Sent Messages

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