Delivery rules are used to direct mail based on the contents of the To, From, Sender, Subject, message Header, or the message Body fields.
Rules are helpful in filtering out spam and emails that contain certain types of attached files. You can also use rules to direct mail, such as a newsletter, into a specific mailbox.
IMail Administrator supports the following two types of delivery rules:
Both Inbound and Outbound rules support multiple rule conditions. Delivery rules can also be used in conjunction with forwarding or the Info Manager to re-route mail from one user to another. For example, a system administrator could route messages containing particular words to a reviewer.
Related Topics
How Delivery Rules are stored and processed
Setting Inbound Delivery Rules for IMail Domains
Setting Outbound Delivery Rules for IMail Domains
Setting Inbound Delivery Rules for IMail Users
Setting Inbound Delivery Rules for IMail Lists