Sieve script won't compile. Compiler output isn't helpful.

[Steven Mainor]

Hey martin,

Thanks for the reply! I made the changes you suggested but I got the 
same results.

According to my understanding, #header "from" "person at example.com"# is 
correct for an exact match.


On 11/30/2016 04:10 AM, Martin Wheldon wrote:
> Hi Steven,
>
> I think you may be missing the :contains from the two header lines below:
>
>> if anyof (header "From" "store-news at amazon.com",
>>          envelope :contains "From" "menswearhouse.com",
>>          envelope :contains "From" "officedepot.com",
>>          envelope :contains "From" "walgreens.com",
>>          header "From" "promo at email.newegg.com") {
>>     fileinto :create "Promo";
>>     stop;
>
> if anyof (header :contains "From" "store-news at amazon.com",
>           envelope :contains "From" "menswearhouse.com",
>           envelope :contains "From" "officedepot.com",
>           envelope :contains "From" "walgreens.com",
>           header :contains "From" "promo at email.newegg.com") {
>      fileinto :create "Promo";
>      stop;
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Best Regards
>
> Martin
>
> On 2016-11-30 08:47, Steven Mainor wrote:
>> Hello! I hope you will forgive my ignorance but I have a problem I
>> have been trying to solve for a week and I'm not sure where else to
>> turn.
>>
>> I'm trying to write a sieve script to sort all of my mail. I was
>> writing this script to replace the one I am currently using but I
>> can't seem to get it to compile. I don't know a lot about sieve or
>> really scripting of any kind and I just can't figure out what I'm
>> doing wrong.
>>
>> The compiler just puts out a bunch of output that doesn't make sense.
>> like "unexpected character" when I know the character works there
>> because I am already running a script with some of the same lines.
>>
>> I'm attaching the script with some names and addresses changed and the
>> sieve output to this email.
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate any help anyone could offer.