All inbound rules are stored in the rules.ima
file. Since inbound rules can be created for mail domains, users, and mailing lists, there can be multiple rules.ima
files on your IMail Server. The location of the rules.ima
file differs depending on whether the rule is for a mail domain, a user, or a list server mailing list.
rules.ima
file is located in the mail domain's top folder.rules.ima
file is located in the user's folder.rules.ima
file is stored in the list's folder.Outbound delivery rules are stored in the orules.ima file. Since outbound rules can only be created for mail domains, the orules.ima
file is located in the mail domain's folder. If you have more than one mail domain on your IMail Server, you may have multiple orules.ima
files, one file for each host.
IMail Server reads the rules.ima
and orules.ima
files during the delivery process. The rule files for the virtual domain are evaluated first, then the rules for users and lists. For more information, see IMail Processing Order.
Any rules.ima or orules.ima
file can be copied to other directories. For example, if you create inbound delivery rules for one user, you can copy the rules.ima
file to the directories of other users to apply the same rules to them.