Adding and Modifying an Inbound Processing Rule for a Domain

Inbound processing rules can be used to sort incoming mail messages for a host. Inbound processing rules are stored in the rules.ima file, which is located in the host's folder.

Adding a New Inbound Rule for a Domain

  1. From the Select Field list box, select the part of the message you want the rule to search. You can select from: From, To, Subject, Sender, Body Text or Header Text.

  2. Select contains to have the processing rule look for messages that contain the search text. Select does not contain to look for messages that do not contain the search text.

  3. To enter search text, you can either enter it into the Phrase Text box as described below, or specify an external file that contains the search text you want to use. Enter the search text by doing one or more of the following:

  4. Select Search string from file if you have placed the search text in an external  text file. The list box shows a list of the existing rule files.

  5. Select Case Sensitive Match to search for text that matches the case of the search string; to ignore case, clear Case Sensitive Match.

  6. Click Add Condition. The condition that you just created is added to the rule and is displayed in the Rules text box.

  7. Specify what will be done with messages meeting the rule criteria by choosing one of the following Filter Actions:

  1. If this is the only condition you want the rule to have, click Finish and the rule will be activated. If you want to add multiple conditions, read the next section.

Tip: To delete any single line from the Rules text box, select the line to delete and click Remove.

Adding and Editing Multiple Conditions

To add more than one condition to a rule, create the first condition by following steps 1 through 8 above and then click either Insert AND or Insert OR. Create the second condition as you did the first, then click Finish. To edit a condition,  select the condition that you want to change from the Rules text box. The previously grayed out options will display the settings for the rule. Edit the rule as desired and click Update Condition. Finally, click Finish to save your changes.

Deleting a Condition from a Rule

To delete a condition, select the condition from the Rules text box. Then click Remove. You must then click Finish to save your changes.

Changing the Processing Order of Conditions

Conditions are processed in the order that they appear from top to bottom, as boolean expressions. To change the processing order of a condition, select the condition in the Rules text box and click either Move Up or Move Down.

 


Related Topics

Overview of Processing Rules

Adding an Inbound Domain Processing Rule