evolution message filter sender is empty matches everything !!!

[uMac]

Binary package hint: evolution

I defined message filter with rule to check sender. Because there is not predefined option to say 'empty' I chose 'is' and then left value box empty. It wiped out all messages in my inbox. Thanks GOD there is this
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+question/44163

Ubuntu 8.04.1
Evolution 2.22.3.1-0ubuntu1

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

 * Is this reproducible?
 * If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?

 This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

[uMac (uvaio)]

Hi,

* Is this reproducible?

 * If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?

Yes it is, just create new filter, chose 'sender' 'is' and leave value
box empty
Action chose something like mark label importance. I did set another
action to stop processing other filters, don't know if that is making
any difference. Press ctrl + y on any selected message with regular
sender. It will mark it with label.

S.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden>
Reply-To: Bug 289648 <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 289648] Re: evolution message filter sender is empty
matches everything !!!
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:14:49 -0000

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

 * Is this reproducible?
 * If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?

 This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

** Changed in: evolution (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
       Status: New => Incomplete

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the behaviour seems correct there, what else would you expect?

[uMac (uvaio)]

Hm..
I would expect to match only emails where sender is empty.
This is what I understand it like if I leave box empty. I would
understand if it wouldn't match some empty cases cos 'empty' in
programming world may have different forms.
In any case I wouldn't expect to match something meaning any even hidden
character when I say is equal '' (nothing defined).

S.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden>
Reply-To: Bug 289648 <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 289648] Re: evolution message filter sender is empty
matches everything !!!
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:16:24 -0000

the behaviour seems correct there, what else would you expect?

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

i also think that's the right behavior, could you send this report to the upstream at bugzilla.gnome.org rather? leaving it as incomplete until that.

[uMac (uvaio)]

In which language in the world (I mean human language not programming language because this is human facing functionality) does expression value IS empty actually mean value is anything?

And even if there is, isn't it better to change this functionality to way it can't create confusion?

e.g. to add options EMPTY and ANYTHING and to forbid to leave empty free text field if IS is used?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the request should be sent to bugzilla.gnome.org where the people writting the software will read the bug

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

any news about this? did you sent the bug upstream or shall we close this one? thanks.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

no need to, this is likely known upstream and a wontfix , you can read more about it here: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227640

[uMac (uvaio)]

Ok guys, if this i snot gonnabe changed in any way can you help me how
to define filter rules to match where sender is empty or date is empty
then delete or mark as spam?
cos I'm getting spam like that regularly despite spam filter running on
Ms and in the one in evolution turned on as well.
Its pretty annoying.

Ta.

-----Original Message-----
From: Pedro Villavicencio <email address hidden>
Reply-to: Bug 289648 <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 289648] Re: evolution message filter sender is empty
matches everything !!!
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:47:35 -0000

no need to, this is likely known upstream and a wontfix , you can read
more about it here: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227640

** Changed in: evolution (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Won't Fix