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   MicroPlanet Gravity > Help [F1] > Index > Rules > About Rule and Score   
   Processing Order:   
   >Rule and Score Processing Order   
   >When Gravity retrieves headers, processing takes place as follows:   
   >1. The headers are downloaded from your news server.   
   >2. Gravity checks to see if scoring needs to be applied to this newsgroup,   
   >   and if so, applies the values.  It does this by examining all of the   
   >   groups (possibly wildcard expressions) in the list of groups to be   
   >   scored, and if the newsgroup matches, then the scores are evaluated.   
   >   Any scores that have expired are also removed during this phase.   
   >3. Gravity then runs any rules that are enabled for the newsgroup. Rules   
   >   are processed in the order they appear in the Rules Dialog.   
   >Score processing occurs before rule processing, meaning that you can use   
   >a score condition in rules for incoming articles (the score is calculated   
   >first).   
      
   MicroPlanet Gravity > Help [F1] > Index > Rules > About Rules (Overview):   
   >About Rules (Overview)   
   >A rule specifies one or more conditions and one or more actions to apply   
   >when the conditions are met.  You can create as many rules as you wish.   
   >Rules are created and edited in the Main Rules Dialog.   
   >The best way to learn what rules can do is to review the Rules Editor   
   >Conditions and Actions Tabs.   
   >Applying Rules   
   >Rules can be applied in two ways:   
   >* Automatically - If you "enable" a rule for incoming articles, the rule   
   >  evaluates and acts on all incoming articles as they arrive.   
   >* Manually - You can also apply a rule manually, either to a newsgroup,   
   >  or to selected articles at any time. Use the "Apply a Rule Manually"   
   >  command and dialog or the Rule Bar to do so. See the Manually Apply   
   >  Rules topic for more information.   
   >Notes:   
   >* Rule order has meaning, which means rules are applied in the order   
   >  they are listed in the main rules dialog.   
   >* Scoring is applied internally before rules are processed (except for   
   >  scores in the article Body, if storing headers only).   
   >Rule Statistics   
   >View - Other Windows - Rule Statistics   
   >You can track how many times your rules evaluate articles and fire with   
   >the Rule Statistics.   
      
   MicroPlanet Gravity > Help [F1] > Index > Rules > Creating Rules - The   
   Rules Editor:   
   >Creating Rules - The Rules Editor   
   >You create (Add) new rules and edit existing rules in the Rules Editor.   
   >To Create (Add) a New Rule   
   >This is a summary of the basic steps.   
   >Open the main rules dialog (Tools - Rules)   
   >1. Add (create) and name the rule   
   >2. Set the rule conditions   
   >3. Set the rule actions   
   >4. Specify to which groups the rule will apply and expiration (optional)   
   >5. Enable* the rule for incoming, if desired   
   >6. Adjust the rule in the list order, if necessary   
   > * If you want the rule to apply to all incoming articles, you must   
   >   "enable" the rule.   
      
   MicroPlanet Gravity > Help [F1] > Index > Rules > How-To Test Rules and   
   Pattern Matches:   
   >HOW-TO Test Rules and Pattern Matches   
   >Gravity does not have a built in PCRE or Rule tester, but you can use   
   >some tools. This page contains four suggestions to test effects of PCREs,   
   >plain text strings, or Rule Conditions. (Before you create a rule to   
   >perform a delete action and risk deleting all articles, you should test!)   
   >Test PCRE or Plain Text Expressions with the Quick Filter   
   > Quick Filter (CONTROL + Q or "/")   
   >The Quick Filter is a very fast way to test PCREs (or plain text strings)   
   >within the current newsgroup.   
   > * Remember to check the Regular Expression box, if testing PCREs   
   >If you select both Subject and From, the logic is OR (in Subject OR in   
   >From).   
   >Results depend on the current display filter - set your filter to "All   
   >Articles" to test across all articles in the group. To restore the   
   >display, re-apply the main filter, or press F5 (after setting focus in   
   >the main window with a mouse click).   
   > * Do NOT use a filter that is set to "Include entire thread if any   
   >   article matches filter"   
   >Also see the Quick Filter Topic   
   >Test PCRE, Plain Text, or Rule Conditions with Filters   
   >(Useful for previewing Rule actions)   
   >Create a new display filter using the advanced dialog to create the PCRE   
   >or plain text patterns and conditions similar to your rule and view the   
   >filtered results.   
   >The advantage is - you can save the filter and COMBINE filter conditions   
      
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