Configuration: Rules

AuNet offers a powerful server-side mail filtering facility. The filtering facility automatically performs specified actions against messages matching certain criteria. Filtering rules can search for specific text in a message's From, To, CC, or Subject fields, or the entire message body, and automatically Delete, Forward, Copy, or Move matching messages. Au Web Mail Rules are applied right on the Au Web Mail server before incoming mail is deposited in your Inbox. For this reason, Au Web Mail Rules will work regardless of which mail client you use, and for this reason are highly recommended over similar features offered by standalone mail clients, such as Netscape Messenger and Outlook Express.

Creating New Rules
To create a new filtering rule, click the button at the bottom of the Rules window specifying what type of rules you would like to create. NIMS can create four different types of rules:

Move To - Move To rules move messages matching the specified criteria to a specific folder.

CC To - CC To rules send a copy of messages matching the specified criteria to a specified e-mail address.

Delete - Delete rules delete messages matching the specified criteria.

Forward To - Forward To rules forward messages matching the specified criteria to a specified e-mail address.

Once you have selected the type of rule you wish to create, you must specify to which messages the rule is to apply. You can ask Au Web Mail to look for a specific From, To, or CC address, or look for a keyword in the Subject or Body of the message. Select which field you would like to search and specify what keyword or address to match.

For Move To rules, you will need to select which folder Web Mail is to move messages matching the criteria to. For Forward To or CC To rules, you will need to specify a destination e-mail address.

Deleting a Rule
To delete a rule, simply click the Delete link to the right of the rule in the rules listing.

Temporarily Deactivating a Rule
Sometimes you may wish to temporarily deactivate a rule without deleting it. To deactivate a rule, uncheck the checkbox to the left of the rule and then click the Save button. To reactivate a rule, click the checkbox to the left of it, and then click the Save button.