Email @ UB
Email Filters
Creating an email filter
- Login to Email Filter service
- Select Create a new filter, then click Continue
This will bring you to a page from which you may enter any combination of From, To, Subject, Cc, or Date fields, as well as choosing another field using the Other option. If all message headers are left blank, all incoming messages will be deleted or filed, depending on your selection. To match patterns against text strings in any of these fields, see the Regular Expressions section.
Note:There is no “or” option for filtering, so you must create separate filters based on each individual option if you want to filter on one of many options.
Enter the desired text strings in the From, To, Subject, Cc, Date or Other fields. The Other field requires both the field name and the text string.
Choose File, Forward, or Delete. If you choose to file, enter an existing folder from the pull-down menu or create a new folder by entering a name for it. If you choose to forward, enter the email address to which you would like to direct the filtered email.
If a message matches a rule, you can either stop performing any additional filter rules on that message or continue on to the next rule using that same message. The default is to stop performing additional filter rules. If you want to continue applying other rules to the message after it matches a rule, select Continue to see if other rules match.
Click Create when you are done creating the filter.
If you leave all message fields blank and attempt to forward the messages, you will be redirected to the Central Email Forwarding page. An error box will appear and you must click Continue to be redirected back to the Manage your email filters page.
Regular expressions
A regular expression is a pattern (or template) that is matched against a string. You can insert regular expressions into the From, To, Subject, Cc, or Date fields. Regular expressions are not case sensitive.
Expression |
Description |
. |
Match any single character. J. matches Ja, Jb, Jc, etc. |
* |
Match zero or more of the immediately preceding character. J* matches J, Jj, Jjj, Jjjjj, etc. |
.* |
Match combinations of characters. J.*Doe matches J Doe, John Doe, Jane Doe, etc. |