This screen enables you to set up basic filtering of incoming messages. An example would be saving all messages from a particular address into a nominated folder. If this is the first time you have used this then on entry the screen will look like:-
If you have filters in place that have been created either using the Webmail system or using the standard configuration options from the menu interface on __SERVICE__ then when you enter this screen they will be listed, as in the example below.
If you have filters created using the advanced configuration option from the menu interface on __SERVICE__ then your filters should continue to be maintained in that way. Consequently the screen will not display the list of existing filters. Instead the following message will be shown:
Error: Manually maintained .forward file?
It is possible to:-
After making the initial choice the address or subject on which you want to filter should be entered. The following wildcards can be used:-
'?' matches a single character
'*' matches any number of characters
Hence the following are all valid entries:-
spammer@spamdomain.com
*@jiscmail.ac.uk
?art?
If an invalid entry is made the status message will provide information. For example if you are filtering by sender address and enter just Spammer will result in the status line entry
Status: Invalid filter: Not a valid __SERVICE__ account and no domain provided |
and the invalid entry will be cleared from the entry field.
When you selecting the Add filter button will present you with a list of your mail folders so that you can select the destination folder.
To remove a filter simply select the link Remove this filter by the relevant filter. The status message will change to show which filter was removed, for example
Status: Removed filter number: 1 |
and the filter list will be updated on screen.