Message Filters and Filter Logs

Thunderbird Beta
#1

Thunderbird 60.0b9

(1) If I try to apply message filters to a folder (in maildir format) that is missing some message files, the operation fails without any proper indication of what caused the problem.

(2) When I try to view the filter log, it shows up in a small window with a large font. I cannot read the log properly within Thunderbird, and there’s no indication of where to find the filterlog.html file. I found it by digging around, and it displays much better in a web browser.

(3) The “Match all” or “Match any” conditions don’t seem to be very flexible. For example, I haven’t found any way to specify that a rule should run if “sender is bobby@bobbyspetstore.com AND subject contains any of the following: dog, cat, hamster, goldfish.” I’d like to find a way to include a long list of phrases to match.

Thanks!

#2

Actually I forgot to mention the larger problem (that led me to be looking at logs).

I have set up some rules with the action specified as “Move message to [folder]” or “Copy message to [folder]”. Some of the rules work as expected, but many of them are failing.

When they fail (during “get new mail” operation), the message shows up in the original destination and I can read it there. It is also listed in the specified move or copy destination, but when I click on it (in the specified destination), I get “File not found” error.

I haven’t found any pattern to explain which rules work correctly and which ones fail.

#3
  1. does it happen with non-maildir accounts?
  2. What OS? What happens if you clear the log and let it build up again?
  3. can’t do it with the stock Thunderbird
#4

It was on Windows 10. Sorry, didn’t test non-maildir because I wanted to use maildir.

I tried (and failed) to create a simple reproducible scenario [for my second post in this thread], but if someone is willing to troubleshoot, I can try to create an example on a virtual server that you can check via remote desktop.

For my own purposes I’ve downgraded to v52 (which showed a little bit of the same behavior with “move” but it is working well enough for me after substituting “copy” and “delete”.)

I don’t have the “broken” setup installed any more, but I’m pretty sure I cleared the log at some point during my testing and it didn’t change anything.

Thanks!