Apply Rule troubleshooting--Selected messages in Inbox are notruled...

[xtian]

This should be simple right? I have a lot of emails in my inbox where
I have created new rules for them to be moved to sub folders.

1. Select messages, and choose Message --> Apply Rule.
2. Then, select All Rules.

Nothing. All Rules does not apply any rules. I have to manually select
the rule to apply. (BTW--This seems odd thing to do cuz if you select
a message in the first place, why do you need to then select the rule
to apply when the whole idea of rules is they select the email based
on parameters. Mac Mail asks when you make a new rule if you want to
apply the new rule to the inbox. Eliminates a step.)

 

[Diane Ross]

Nothing. All Rules does not apply any rules. I have to manually select
the rule to apply. (BTW--This seems odd thing to do cuz if you select
a message in the first place, why do you need to then select the rule
to apply when the whole idea of rules is they select the email based
on parameters. Mac Mail asks when you make a new rule if you want to
apply the new rule to the inbox. Eliminates a step.)

If the rule works manually and not when you apply "all rules" it means you
have an earlier rule acting on the message. Once a message is acted on by a
rule no further rules will work.

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