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Originally Posted by twistedmosaic
Because I was really bored
Also, I wanted to learn how to do VB Script macros. Also also, it's a quick way to sort things and mark them unread in one click or one alt-letter instead of click, drag, right click, click, click back to inbox.
I admit, if you're not having to parse 50+ emails a day this system is probably overkill, but my last job, I did nothing and ended up with an inbox with 6000 messages by the time i left.
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That's quite respectable.
I'll be honest, I just use GMAIL to filter a lot of crapmail and I have only started to organize my Thunderbird mail for my .EDU addresses. I have set it so that various messages from different Listservs are posted in their own folders, and then I have folders for copies of important messages. I don't have an inflow yet where enough automation is required.
However, on GMAIL, I get enough crap that I do have it filtered. The filter+label system there is SO ridiculously awesome and easy. TFP replies go in one folder, facebook things in another, weekly updates etc etc. It's information overload, but at least I aggregate and reduce it.