[OT] folders in gmail

[Thomas Milne]

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:45 AM, Rajinder Yadav <devguy.ca-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Thomas Milne wrote:
>>
>> I've set up a system here using labels, as per this:
>>
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>> http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/02/gmail-adds-folders-by-improving-label.html
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>> and this:
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>> http://www.geek.com/articles/feature/feature-getting-things-done-with-labels-and-filters-in-gmail-20-20071217/
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>> but messages that are labelled as TLUG still go to inbox instead of
>> being moved to the same location as all others labelled the same way.
>>
>> Anyone else use this system with gmail and have an idea what I'm missing?
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>
> I think all emails go into your inbox, but when you click on you folder you
> will see the filter emails there. i.e TLUG
>
> from here if you do a 'select all' and then click on the inbox then select
> 'move to' (TLUG) you can move the email from the inbox to one of the filters
> folders (TLUG).
>
> I ended up installing Thunderbird and filtering my email from my gmail
> account properly into their respective folders. Also no more logging into to
> my web gmail a/c.
>

Ideally, I would just install Claws Mail everywhere I went, but that
kinda defeats the purpose of GMail ;)
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