By using Filters you can set rules to be applied to incoming messages. Filters can automatically move messages to other folders, redirect or forward them to another address, or delete them. When an incoming message arrives it is compared to any filters that you have created, stepping through the filters in order, beginning at the top. If a message meets a filter's criteria, the action specified in the filter is taken. After that, the message will not be compared to any subsequent filters.
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Text in filters cannot contain double quotation marks ("). Further, if you choose "is greater than" or "is less than" as your comparison type then the text specified must be a number.
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Creating a Filter
To create a Filter to apply to your incoming messages:
In the WorldClient theme:
| 1. | Click Options and then Filters to go to the Filters page. |
| 3. | Under "If a message...," click the first box and choose the header or other message attribute that you wish to be checked by this filter (e.g. To, Subject, Message Size, or the like). |
| 4. | Click the second box and click the method of comparison that this filter will use (e.g. contains, does not contain, is greater than, and so on). |
| 5. | Click the next box and type the text that you want this filter to search for. |
| 6. | Under "Then do the following...," click the first box and choose whichever action you wish to be taken: move to, delete, forward to, or redirect. |
| 7. | If you chose move to in the previous step, click the last box and choose a folder. If you chose forward to or redirect, type the email address to which you wish to send the message. If you chose delete, then go to the next step. |
In other themes:
| 1. | Click Options and then Filters to go to the Filters page. |
| 2. | In the New Filter section, click the first drop-down list box and choose the header or other message attribute that you wish to be checked by this filter (e.g. To, Subject, Message Size, or the like). |
| 3. | Click the second drop-down list box and click the method of comparison that this filter will use (e.g. contains, does not contain, and so on). |
| 4. | Click the next box and type the text that you want this filter to search for. |
| 5. | In the fourth box, choose whichever action you wish to be taken: move to, delete, forward to, or redirect. |
| 6. | If you chose move to in the previous step, click the last box and choose a folder. If you chose forward to or redirect, type the email address to which you wish to send the message. If you chose delete, then go to the next step. |
| 8. | Click Save or Finished. |
Editing a Filter
To edit an existing Filter:
| 1. | Click Options and then Filters to go to the Filters page. |
| 2. | Move to the filter that you wish to edit. |
| 3. | If you are using the WorldClient theme, click Edit. In other themes, go to the next step. |
| 4. | Make any desired changes to the filter. |
| 5. | Click Save or Finished. |
Moving a Filter
Depending on the theme you are using, to move a filter either click the up/down links beside the filter or use your mouse to drag it to the desired position. Filters are processed in order from top to bottom.
Deleting a Filter
To delete an existing Filter:
| 1. | Click Options and then Filters to go to the Filters page. |
| 2. | Move to the filter that you wish to delete. |
See Also
Folders
