Inbound Delivery Rules for IMail Lists
How to get hereUse Inbound delivery rules to sort incoming mail messages for each list server mailing list.
Use the Inbound Rules page to add new inbound rules, edit and delete inbound rules, move inbound rule evaluation priority up or down, add rules, and set actions to take on a message that matches the rule criteria.
The Inbound Rules list displays information about each of the active inbound rules for the selected mailing list. The inbound delivery rules for lists are stored in the rules.ima file, located in \IMail domain top directory\listname.
Inbound Rules
- Name list. Click a rule name to modify the Rule Settings.
- Action. Displays the action to take on a message that matches the rule condition criteria.
- Destination. Displays the mailbox or email address to forward messages to that match the rule condition criteria. A Destination is only available when Move to Mailbox or Forward are selected in the Action Type list.
- External File. Displays True if the rule condition criteria is included in an external file.
- External Filename. Displays the name of the external rule condition file if it is used.
- Add. Click Add to create a new list rule. For more information, see Adding Inbound Delivery Rules for IMail Domains.
- Delete. Select a rule that you want to delete from the Inbound Rules list, then click Delete to delete the rule.
- Move Up. Select a rule and click Move Up to move the rule processing order to a higher priority for email filtering. Rules are processed in the order they are displayed in the Rules list.
- Move Down. Select a rule and click Move Down to move the rule processing order to a lower priority for email filtering. Rules are processed in the order that they are displayed in the Rules list.
To Edit an Inbound Rule:
- From the Rules list, select a rule that you want to edit. The Rule Settings page appears.
- Make the desired changes to the options, then click Save.
Related Topics
Overview of Mail Delivery Rules
Creating an Outbound Rule for a Host
How Delivery Rules are stored and processed