[ale] Archiving Threads on Gmail (was OT: who's bought/seen Caprica?)

[James Sumners]

You can also "mute" the conversation and then archive it. Any future
emails in the thread should go directly to the archive. _However_, the
mute breaks when people alter the subject line or reply to a digest
email. It's quite annoying.

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Robert Reese~ <ale at sixit.com> wrote:
>> Is it possible to get gmail to permanently archive a specific
>> thread?
>
> You can make a filter on the thread's subject line and have it archive it as it
> comes in as well as archive any existing threads that match the subject line.
>
> Click Settings in the upper-right of the page, and then choose Filters.  "Create
> a new filter" at the bottom.  In the Subject: form field put in enough to
> capture the thread but not too little or too much.  Too little and you cast a
> wider net; too little and you may get wanderers.
>
> Cheers,
> R~



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