Provide the combination of AND and OR in filter creation (Boolean Logic)

[dpbraune]

Currently, you can create an AND filter (this AND that AND Sam) that triggers on the match of all of the AND parameters. Similarly, you can create an OR filter (this OR that OR Sam) that triggers on the match of any of the OR parameters.  However, you can only create an AND/OR filter (this AND that) OR (Sam OR Jim) manually (by editing the filter script) that will only trigger on a match to this and that combined with either Sam or Jim. Note: this could be done with two unique filters but I have too many already.

Filter creation should provide the capability to create more complex AND/OR filters without the need for manual editing of scripts.

[TheRupp]

very similar "ideas":

• https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/message-filter-that-includes-quot-or-quot-quot-add-quot/idi-p/2...
• https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/provide-the-combination-of-and-and-or-in-filter-creation/idi-p/...
• https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/super-filter-for-spam/idi-p/15708
• https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/enhanced-email-filters/idc-p/57656
  and the same "idea" but with a different link: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/enhanced-email-filters/idi-p/46158
• https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/thunderbird-message-filter-enchancement/idc-p/57665

[Ludooohhh]

For now, what I do is

- create several filter rules adding the same tag to the emails I want.

And then I do whatever I want (in my case a virtual folder) with the condition "contains this tag".

A boolean search would be very helpful indeed.

[wsmwk]

Thanks for the idea.  Merging this to similar https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/forums/editpage/board-id/ideas/message-id/11013

[wsmwk]

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/provide-the-combination-of-and-and-or-in-filter-creation-boolea...

[wsmwk]

Actually https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/provide-the-combination-of-and-and-or-in-filter-creation-boolea...

[wsmwk]

Thanks for the idea. Merging this to similar

Thanks for the idea.  Merging this to similar https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/provide-the-combination-of-and-and-or-in-filter-creation-boolea...

[wsmwk]

Merging this to https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/provide-the-combination-of-and-and-or-in-filter-creation-boolea...

[4mersunse]

I want to add my voice to the "chorus" of those asking to expand the Boolean logic on filters.  In my case, I want to exclude a subset of the higher level selections.  For example: 

Filter message where A or B is true                [easily accomplished with Match any]

but Not C                                                          [where C is a subset of either A or B]

A more specific example is this: A & B represent two Email domains [e.g. nnn@xxx.com and nnn@xxx1.com  respectively], and C is an Email address in one of the two Email domains represented by A & B.  I.e. I want to filter all the messages from an Email domain except for a specific Email address.