Wow Lens you are awesome!! Thanks for the info!!
Kassie
On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 6:48 PM Lena Zappia <lzappia@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
All,Kassie
Here are some tips that may make managing our message flow easier,
especially during periods of heavy communications.
Following are instructions for automatically funneling LEAS listserv
messages into a folder from your email account's main website. I only have
gmail and hotmail instructions listed below, but you should be able to
figure this out for any email service.
GMAIL
1. Log into your email account.
2. On the left menu tab, at the very bottom, click *"More,"* and
scroll to the very bottom.
3. Select "*+ Create New Label" *and enter a name for your new folder.
(Mine is "LEASbirds", for example). If you wish, you can nest it under
another folder of your choosing.
4. On the left menu tab again, click on the "*Inbox*" folder.
5. Check off the square beside one of the listserv messages.
6. You should see *3 vertical dots *at the end of the list of headings
on the top menu tab. Click on the three dots and select "*Filter
messages like these.*"
7. It should autofill the filter criterion; click *"Create filter"*
8. Check off the squares beside *"Skip the Inbox (Archive it)" *and *"Apply
the label"* (choose your folder name from the dropdown menu), *and
"Also apply filter to XX matching conversations." *Lastly, select the
*"Create
filter" *button.
9. Old and new messages will be routed to the new folder.
HOTMAIL
1. Log into your email account.
2. On the left menu tab, click on "*New Folder*" and enter a name
(mine says "LEASbirds", for example)
3. On the left menu tab, click on the "*Inbox*" folder.
4. Check off the circle beside one of the listserv messages.
5. You should see *3 horizontal dots (. . .)* at the end of the list
of items on the top menu tab. Click on the three dots and select "*Create
rule.*"
6. A "Create rule" window will open with a note that says "Always move
messages from leasbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx to this folder: " Click
on the dropdown menu and select the *LEASbirds *folder you created in
step 2 above, then select *"OK.*"
7. Click *"OK"* again to apply the rule to existing email messages.
All LEASbirds messages should be automatically moved from your Inbox to the
folder, and all incoming messages should get funneled there as well.
8. Be aware that Hotmail has some flaws, and may send certain messages
directly to either "Junk Mail" or the "Deleted Items" folders. I haven't
been able to figure out why. It's frustrating.
You can still access the messages from a cell phone, but you'll have to go
digging for the folder to which you've routed them. Please reach out if you
need more direct or one-on-one assistance.
Finally, you can always subscribe or unsubscribe here, and the link is
always at the end of the Scissortail newsletters as well:
https://www.freelists.org/list/leasbirds
Thanks and happy birding!
Lena
PS. Thanks to Jennifer & Co. for helping me sort out gmail's filtering
system.
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