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gardenweed · 2 Apr 2020, 07:50 AM

Background
I have a bundle of individual rules that filter selected emails into a folder called Subscriptions.
It's a simple Inbox management rule where I dump all those not so important subscription emails so as not to clutter my inbox.

When using sieve years ago, the code for this rule was one block which tested the from header and using ifany (if I recall) dumped the email into the Subscriptions folder. The block of sieve was quite long - ie many subscriptions - but it was all together in one block. Nice and neat.

When the new Rules came along (not the new new rules) this block of sieve got converted to a bucket load of individual rule tests. Looked messy to me but worked. So many rules for one action - file into Subscriptions folder.

Now, with the new-new rules, we can have multiple tests again, ie "If any"

My question:
For my rule that puts email into my Subscriptions bucket - is it better to have many individual rules, or to have one rule that lists all the email from-addresses that should direct to my Subscriptions bucket? Pros/Cons?

2 Apr 2020, 07:50 AM	#19
gardenweed Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Perth Posts: 664	Philosophical question?? Background I have a bundle of individual rules that filter selected emails into a folder called Subscriptions. It's a simple Inbox management rule where I dump all those not so important subscription emails so as not to clutter my inbox. When using sieve years ago, the code for this rule was one block which tested the from header and using ifany (if I recall) dumped the email into the Subscriptions folder. The block of sieve was quite long - ie many subscriptions - but it was all together in one block. Nice and neat. When the new Rules came along (not the new new rules) this block of sieve got converted to a bucket load of individual rule tests. Looked messy to me but worked. So many rules for one action - file into Subscriptions folder. Now, with the new-new rules, we can have multiple tests again, ie "If any" My question: For my rule that puts email into my Subscriptions bucket - is it better to have many individual rules, or to have one rule that lists all the email from-addresses that should direct to my Subscriptions bucket? Pros/Cons?