UGAMail: Creating Message Filters

Message Filters - UGAMail gives the user the ability to create and define additional mail filters based on many parameters.

For Message Filters and other tools to function properly, your JUNK MAIL FILTER must be enabled, so begin by turning your JUNK MAIL FILTER "on." Instructions are located at : http://www.ugamail.uga.edu/junkm.html
Contact the EITS Helpdesk for additional help. http://www.eitshelpdesk.uga.edu

You should plan to check the contents of your JUNK MAIL FOLDER regularly.
No filtering system is perfect, and legitimate emails will sometimes end up in your JUNK MAIL FOLDER.

Example 2

Problem: I would like my mail from the UGA-FORSALE listserv to go to a special mailbox instead of appearing in my INBOX.

Solution:
1.) Create a new mail folder that will receive the messages.
2.) Create a MESSAGE FILTER to send mail from UGA-FORSALE into that mail folder.

First create the new folder that will receive your messages.

From the FOLDERS page (UGAMail Webmail), enter the name for your new folder in the box and then click ADD.

Second, create this message filter:

From the Options pages (UGAMail Webmail) click Message Filters.

Result: The Message Filters page displays. If you have existing filters, their order and profile displays at the top; you may have to scroll down to reach the Filter Conditions - Add New Filter area.

In the Filter Conditions - Add New Filter area specify the parameters for your new filter.

1.	The first radio button sets an initial parameter for the conditions you must specify. OPTIONS: If all of these conditions are met OR If any of these conditions are met SELECT If all of these conditions are met.

The parameter drop down list directs the filter to search the specified field or attachment.

OPTIONS under the first pull-down menu:

From:
To/CC:
Subject:
Body:
Body (raw MIME data):
Body (binary):
Return-path:
Received:
Sender:
X-Junkmail:
X-Mirapoint-Virus:
Attachment MIME Type:
Attachment file name:
UCE (Junkmail score):
Message size (bytes):

OPTIONS under the second pull-down window:

contains:
does not contain:
matches:
does not match:
is less than:
is more than:

SELECT To/CC: from the first pull-down menu

SELECT matches from the second pull-down menu

Then type the email address to use when filtering.

The form allows you to list up to four items. We're only using one item to filter by.
In this case we want ONLY mail that is To/CC "UGA-FORSALE@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU to be acted on.

Under the FILTER ACTIONS section of the form, you will specify what action to take on messages that match the criteria you specified in the FILTER CONDITIONS area.

OPTIONS in the FILTER ACTIONS area:

Move to (select a mailbox) :
Forward to :
Forward excerpt to :
Discard (message is irrevocably lost) :
is less than:
Modifiy UCE (Junkmail) score by:

SELECT Move to: and from the pulldown menu SELECT the name of the folder in which you'd like the messages to be placed.

4.	Select the check box beside "DO NOT APPLY ANY MORE FILTERS TO THIS MESSAGE IF ACTION IS TAKEN."

Click OK.

The filter is now set to move any messages that match UGA-FORSALE@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU in the To/CC: line of an email message to the "aUGAforsale" folder automatically.