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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOURS E-MAIL FILTERS
The E-MAIL FILTER RULES —set through webmail service –works always and on any e-mail client you are using.
FORWARD & VACATION
For more information to manage forward and vacation please read:
SPAM FILTER
For more information to manage spam filter please read:
E-mail filters management GENERAL infos + INCOMING e-mail filter
For more information about your e-mail filter management and
how to redirect filtered incoming e-email in a specific folder, please read:
E-MAIL CLIENT --- Thunderbird e-mail filter setting
- E-MAIL FILTER RULES —set through webmail service – works always and on any e-mail client you are using.
- All e-mail client (pine, thunderbird, etc.) filter rules work after the rules managed through webmail service, so it CANNOT overwrite or overtake the rules fixed/managed through webmail service (horde).
For example: filter rules, set with Thuderbird, will be active when you run Thunderbird ONLY.
To create/change a rule
Run Thunderbird and select Tools –>Message Filters.
On the Message Filters window, into the box Filters for: choose the folder which represent your SISSA e-mail account (probably it will be username@sissa.it –where username is your SISSA username!.
a) to add a new filter rule click on New;
on the Filter rules windows you have to choose:
- write a name Filter name: field;
- choose a rule which checks on the incoming e-mails …. something…;
- choose an action;
- click on: OK;
- then on the Message Filters window Run now.
b) to modify a filter rule:
- select the filter name (the name of the rule which you wish to change) and then Edit;
- on the Filter rules windows modify the rule;
- click on: OK;
- then on the Message Filters window Run now.
c) to remove a filter rule:
- select the filter name (the name of the rule which you wish to change) and then Delete;
- to confirm the operation click on OK.
Please remember: if you use another e-mail client or webmail service, this program/service does not check the incoming mail using this rule. The E-MAIL FILTER RULES —set through webmail service –works always and on any e-mail client you are using.