The expressions for each element of a delivery rule are shown in the following table.
Message Areas |
Expression |
From: |
F |
Subject: |
S |
Sender: |
N |
To: |
T |
entire header (everything preceding the body) |
H |
entire body of message |
B |
Condition |
Expression |
contains |
~ |
does not contain |
!~ |
equals |
= |
does not equal |
!= |
Text Pattern |
Expression |
Any character |
. |
Any of the values separated by vertical bars within the parentheses; the vertical bar represents "or" |
(this|that|other) |
Any word character (a-z, A-Z, 0- 9) |
\w |
Any non-word character |
\W |
Any digit (0- 9) |
\d |
Any non- digit |
\D |
Any white space (spaces and/or tabs and/or carriage returns |
\s |
Any non-white space |
\S |
Any punctuation character (any character other than \w or \s) |
\p |
Any non-punctuation character |
\P |
Quantifier |
Expression |
Zero or more |
* |
One or more |
+ |
Exactly 100 |
{100} |
At least n1, but not more than n2 (where n1 and n2 are numbers) |
{n1,n2} |
Note: The following characters have special meaning in a rule: {} () | * + , . : \ [] ^ $ If you want to use one of these characters in a search string, precede it with a backslash. For example, to search for a plus sign, enter \+ in the search string.
For example, you use Outlook to read your mail. Since AntiSpam identifies spam by inserting the word SPAM into the X-Header, and Outlook labels spam by inserting [s] into the header, you may wish to route these messages to a folder you've created called SPAM. To do this, Create a new rule, such as Rule 4, where the Subject Text Contains \[SPAM\] OR \[s\], the Action Type is Move to Mailbox, and the Target is SPAM.