gmailgmail-filters
I'd like to make filter like: to:*spam*@domain.com. It was possible couple years ago. But now there is another story:
Gmail doesn't recognize special search characters like [ ], ( ), &, #, *, and currency symbols.
I've unique address for each service that I use (microsoft_spam@, spam_google@, all_spam_dropbox@, etc). And I want store all mail from set of services in one folder (filter).
Is there any way to do it, without creating separated filter for each service?
Remember that you can use any Gmail search operator in a filter via the Has the words: textbox since Gmail just AND's together the operators that are filled in via the filter dialog.
I'll suggest you start by trying this:
Create a filter that finds new emails with your name in them and applies a temporary label. The search operation you would use in the filter is:
is:unread AND body:"Your Name"
Create a filter that finds read emails in the temporary label and removes the label.
label:templabel AND is:read
Unfortunately, while filters can operate on read emails, they cannot currently remove labels, we are at a stopping point.
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Sorry can't help more, but until Gmail filters can remove a label, you will not be able to accomplish this via filters.
Potential workarounds would be:
Setup an IMAP client with the equivalent filtering where instead of adding/removing a temporary label you would be copying/deleting the email from the temporary folder.
Google recently introduced a new scripting framework for Google Apps.
One really crude hack for step 2 would be to have the filter forward the email as well as delete it. You would forward to your own email address with a plus extension, e.g. username+templabelname@gmail.com.
Then a new step 3 would be to catch those emails using the deliveredto:username+templabel@gmail.com search string, and reapply some label.
Not sure how cleanly this method would work, especially because you would get header cruft from the forward (vs. redirecting).
Personally, I would look at #2 since learning scripting for Google Apps would pay off in the long run.
Two huge "secrets" to designing any truly powerful Google search are parenthesis () and curly brackets {}. Anything that is wrapped in parenthesis will do the same thing as searching with the terms using the AND operator. For example (pie cherry) will search for results that contain BOTH pie AND cherry. On the other side of things using curly brackets will give your results using the OR operator. For example {black white} will search for results that contain EITHER black OR white OR BOTH black and white
Within Gmail you can simple type the search into your search bar and then click the arrow at the right of the box which should expand to give you other options to narrow the search. Disregard the body of the expanded box and look at the bottom right corner and click on the "Create filter with this search" link.
So I would try to put in (subject:(EduTester) fail) for your search and then create the filter from this.
Sample expanded search box:
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I'm afraid wildcards don't work. You need to use the
ORoperator.So, something like:
In the "To:" field in the advanced search.
Your filter will end up looking like:
You might be able to do this: Just use the keyword you want in the "To:" field, not an entire email address.