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Filtering E-mail

If there are certain e-mails which you do not want to see you can usually create a rule to filter it to another folder (Deleted Items) so that it doesn't clutter your Inbox. Please see below for the menu items to look for to get started with creating the rule or filter.

If the e-mail is coming from offsite and you NEVER want to see it you can add the sender's e-mail address into your personal Block List via the SPAM software on our e-mail gateways. More info... However, if the e-mail is coming from onsite you cannot use the SPAM software referred to just above, you need to create a local rule or filter in your e-mail client.

OUTLOOK 2003
Tools; Rules and Alerts...   set up the rule you want to move this message to whatever folder you like. If you want the rule to work 100% of the time then be sure it is not a "client-only" rule. When you press Finish you may see Client-only in its name. In this case you put a local trigger on the rule (e.g. flag, etc.)
THUNDERBIRD
Tools; Message Filters...  set up the rule you want...
PINE
In the Setup menu look for Rules.

  Last Updated: 12/20/2007
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