60.2 Catch-Up Processing
60.2.1 Overview ¶
Catch-up processing makes it possible to process mails retroactively that were received within a certain period. Use case: After a longer program pause (vacation, maintenance, server migration), the mails received during this time should be run through the profiles.
In contrast to normal processing (which only handles new mails that the program has not yet seen), catch-up processing specifically checks a historical period - including mails that have already been marked, read or previously processed.
60.2.2 Invocation ¶
Catch-up processing is started from the profile list toolbar:
- Catch up… for the selected profiles
- Via the Profile dropdown: Catch up (all profiles)… or Catch up (all visible profiles)…
In all variants, the Catch-Up Settings configuration dialog opens afterwards.
60.2.3 Configuration ¶
| Field |
Description |
| Profiles |
Which profiles become active during catch-up processing - preset by the invoking button (selected profiles, all, all visible) |
| Period |
Restriction via From and To date |
| Ignore already successfully processed |
Skip mails that the program has already successfully processed in this period - avoids double processing. Only works as long as the entries are still available in the processing database |
| Ignore mails with previous errors |
Skip mails that already ran with an error in the period - avoids repeating a failed attempt |
| Ignore postponements |
Postponed processing is skipped - all matching mails are processed immediately, including those that would still be in the queue |
| Send auto-replies |
If active: Auto-reply tasks are actually triggered. Otherwise: Auto-reply is skipped |
| Send notifications |
If active: Notification emails are sent. Otherwise: not - useful when catching up on large periods, in order not to flood recipients with old notices |
Note: In the demo version, catch-up processing is limited to 10 mails per run. In the full version there is no limit.
60.2.4 When is catch-up processing useful? ¶
| Situation |
Worth it? |
| Program was off for a week |
Yes - the mails received during the pause are processed |
| New profile added |
Yes - if the new profile should also archive old mails that have been in the mailbox for X days |
| Profile configuration changed |
Conditionally - if a task was added and you want to apply it retroactively to old mails |
| Reprocess existing mails with a different profile |
Yes - e.g. you notice that a task was configured incorrectly, correct it and want to run the last 30 days again |
60.2.5 Use case ¶
Vacation catch-up
Profile: save attachments. Period: the two weeks of vacation. Already successfully processed: ignore. Auto-replies: off. Notifications: off. After the vacation, all attachments from the pause period are archived retroactively - automatic replies are therefore not sent.
60.2.6 Tip ¶
- Turning off auto-replies is usually advisable for large periods - otherwise replies go out to recipients who have long since been answered manually