Edit Filter Print

Use email filtering to have webmail automatically organize your incoming email. To edit an email filter, do the following:

1. Click the Settings link, located in the upper right corner of the webmail window.
2. In the left pane, click Incoming Email.
3. Click the Filtering tab.
    
   
4. Click the filter you want to edit.
5. Click the Edit button.
6. In the Filter Name box, make changes to the description, if desired.
7. In the Criteria section, make changes to the criteria, as desired.

    

   • From—Email from these addresses will be filtered.
   • To/Cc—Email sent or carbon copied (Cc'd) to these addresses will be filtered.
   • Subject—Email with a subject line that contains, doesn’t contain, or begins with the entered words or phrases will be filtered.
   • Body—Email with a message that contains or doesn’t contain the entered words or phrases will be filtered.
   • Custom—Email with the entered header field contents will be filtered.
8. In the Action section, indicate what webmail should do with email messages that meet the filter criteria you indicated.

    

   • Move to folder—Check the box to have filtered email moved into a specific folder. Select a folder from the Email Foldersdrop-down menu, or click the New Folder button to create a new folder for the filtered email.
   • Forward to—Check the box to have filtered email sent to a specific email address, and then enter the complete email address in the box.
   • Delete immediately—Check the box to have filtered email automatically deleted and not delivered to your mailbox. Note: Email will be permanently deleted and will not be retrievable.
9. Click the OK button.
10. Click the Save button.

Note: If you are using email software (Outlook, Netscape Mail, Eudora, etc.) with a POP3 connection, your email software only downloads email messages that are stored in your Inbox folder. If you use email filters to move email into another folder, those email messages will not be downloaded by your POP3 email software. You may prefer to use an IMAP connection, so that you can view and manage online email folders (stored on the email server) from within your favorite software application.