MMM3 - filters

In case Veronica Loell's set of Swen filters from http://nakawe.sourceforge.net/MMM3/ isn't needed, you may want to construct filters to suit your circumstances. For example, I used to get flooded with notices that someone tried to send me a virus (not the actual virus emails) because my ISP provided email virus scanning, but wouldn't stop sending a notice each time it blocked a virus. I needed a filter. If you need to set up a filter, here's how you can do it. First, as shown on the
right, >
click on File | Filters...

Next, as shown on the
< left,
click on the plus [ + ] at lower left to create a new filter.

Now then, as shown below, > type in a name for the new filter - here it's endo notices, and...

if it's for all mailboxes, leave the asterisk [ * ], otherwise click the down arrow and select the mailbox to which the filter applies, then click on the [dot dot dot] square by the long blank.

< Fill in the in­for­ma­tion: in the exam­ple the defaults "From" and "Equals" apply to what has to be typed in:

"Postmaster" <postmaster@example.com>     click OK.

Now maybe that would be enough, but what if the postmaster tried to send something that wasn't a notice that someone sent email with an infected attachment? Click on the down arrow, select "AND," and then click on the [dot dot dot] square.

Since the notices all have identical subjects, it's possible to 'and' filter on that. Click the down arrow and select "Subject."

Almost done. Here in the final screen shot the "Black­list" default filter got un­checked and the "endo notices" filter got checked.

Also, the default "Mark as spam" Action got unchecked and the "Delete from server" Action got checked. Note the "Use filters automatically" check mark.

It would be possible to move the filter just made to the top of the list by using the "up" arrow, but it is at the top with the Blacklist disabled, so

    click OK.

Now those warnings get deleted at the server without downloading.