E-Mail

Using E-Mail Filters

5.7.1. Creating new rules

A rule contains:

How to create a new rule:

  1. Click the Settings icon on the right side of the menu bar. Click the Settings menu item.

  2. Select the entry E-Mail in the side bar. Click on Filter rules.

  3. In the display area, click on Add new rule. The Create new rule window opens.

  4. Enter a rule name.

  5. In order to add a condition click on Add condition. Make a selection from the drop-down menu. Please note the following:

    • In order to use an E-Mail part that is not contained in the list, select Header. Enter a header entry in the Name input field. You can read an E-Mail's header by displaying the source data.

    • In order to consider the BCC part, select Envelope - To. Envelope includes the E-Mail recipients entered in the To, CC or BCC field.

    • In order to use a part of the E-Mail content in the condition, select Content.

    • In order to use the date of receipt in the condition, select Current Date.

    Select a criterion from the drop-down next to the E-Mail part. Enter an argument in the input field.

    You can add additional conditions. You can then specify whether one or all conditions are to be met in order to process the actions. To do so, click on Apply rule if all conditions are met.

    As soon as there is a condition, you can create nested conditions. To do so, click on Add condition. Select Nested condition.

    To delete a condition, click the Delete icon next to the condition.

  6. Specify the action to be executed if the rule is met. To do so, click on Add action. Select an action from the menu. Depending on the action, additional details might be required.

    You can add additional actions.

  7. You can set whether subsequent rules are to be processed if the rule is met. To do so, enable or disable Process subsequent rules.

  8. Click on Save.

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