diff --git a/mail/.config/imapfilter/filters/rollup-dump.lua b/mail/.config/imapfilter/filters/rollup-dump.lua
index cef898d..4ebefe9 100644
--- a/mail/.config/imapfilter/filters/rollup-dump.lua
+++ b/mail/.config/imapfilter/filters/rollup-dump.lua
@@ -1,21 +1,37 @@
 function sendToFolder(folderFrom, folderTo, senders)
+  local messages = folderFrom:select_all()
   for _, sender in pairs(senders) do
-    messages = folderFrom:contain_from(sender)
-    messages:mark_seen()
-    messages:move_messages(folderTo)
+    local filtered=messages:contain_from(sender)
+    filtered:mark_seen()
+    filtered:move_messages(folderTo)
   end
 end
 
-function getSenderList(file)
+-- will set filters to be grabbed from XDG-compliant filter directory
+-- can be overridden with env var IMAPFILTER_ROLLUPFILE
+function getRollupFile(fname)
+  local f
+  local fname=fname or "rollup.txt"
+  if os.getenv("IMAPFILTER_ROLLUPFILE") then
+    f=os.getenv("IMAPFILTER_ROLLUPFILE")
+  elseif os.getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME") then
+    f=os.getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME") .. "/imapfilter/" .. fname
+  else
+    f=os.getenv("HOME") .. "/.local/share/imapfilter/" .. fname
+  end
+  return f
+end
+
+function getSenderList(rollupfile)
   local rollupSenders={}
 
-  local file = io.open(file)
+  local file = io.open(rollupfile)
   if file then
     for line in file:lines() do
       table.insert(rollupSenders, line)
     end
   else
-    print("ERROR: rollup did not find rollup.txt file containing mail addresses.")
+    print("ERROR: rollup did not find rollup.txt file containing mail addresses at " .. rollupfile or "" )
   end
   return rollupSenders
 end
@@ -23,5 +39,5 @@ end
 sendToFolder (
   accounts.gmail["Inbox"],
   accounts.gmail["Dump"],
-  getSenderList(getConfigDir() .. "/rollup.txt")
+  getSenderList(getRollupFile())
   )