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Bug 698437 - What does the parameter-less "Match All" filter criterion do?
What does the parameter-less "Match All" filter criterion do?
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
3.8.x (obsolete)
Other Linux
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: evolution-mail-maintainers
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-04-20 09:27 UTC by André Klapper
Modified: 2013-04-20 13:25 UTC
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Description André Klapper 2013-04-20 09:27:31 UTC 
"Edit > Message Filters > Add > Add Condition" offers as the last item "Match All", without any parameters.

I have no idea what it does, especially as there already is an independent "Find items: If all conditions are met" option above.

After clarifying help/C/mail-filters-conditions.page needs an update.
Comment 1 André Klapper 2013-04-20 09:58:55 UTC 
Docs need updates in two places, also in mail-search-folders-conditions.page
Comment 2 Matthew Barnes 2013-04-20 12:49:00 UTC 
It's a catch-all.  Applies an action to a mail unconditionally.

I think this is mainly useful at the end of a list of filter rules (rules, not conditions).  For example, if you had a bunch of preceding rules with actions to move or delete or even "Stop Processing" mails meeting certain conditions, then a "Match All" rule at the end at that list would catch any mails that slipped past the preceding rules.