Latest revision as of 10:27, 14 August 2023

IGB's email server automatically detects spam messages. It will place {IGBdetectSpam} in the subject field of the email message.
To automatically filter these messages, you need to setup a filter.

Login

Click on Settings on the left hand toolbar. This should bring up a settings page.
Click on Filters on the left hand side.
Click Create in the upper bar
Enter the following information
- Filter Name: {IGBdetectSpam}
- Filter enabled: On
- Rules: Subject contains {IGBdetectSpam}
- Actions: Move message to Junk
Select Save

You will receive an email digest each day it detects a new {IGBdetectSpam] message in the Junk folder
All messages older than 7 days will automatically be deleted.

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+*IGB's email server automatically detects spam messages. It will place '''{IGBdetectSpam}''' in the subject field of the email message.
+*To automatically filter these messages, you need to setup a filter.
+= Login =
+[[File:Mail-login.jpg|right|border|700px]]
+*Go to [http://mail.igb.illinois.edu http://mail.igb.illinois.edu] and click the Enter roundcube button.
+*Login with your netID and your IGB password.
+<br clear=all>
+= Filter Setup =
+[[File:Mail-spam-2.jpg|right|border|700px]]
+*Click on '''Settings''' on the left hand toolbar. This should bring up a settings page.
+*Click on '''Filters''' on the left hand side.
+*Click '''Create''' in the upper bar
+*Enter the following information
+** Filter Name: '''{IGBdetectSpam}
+** Filter enabled: '''On'''
+** Rules: '''Subject''' '''contains''' '''{IGBdetectSpam}
+** Actions: '''Move message to''' '''Junk'''
+* Select '''Save'''
+<br clear=all>
+= Email Digest =
+* You will receive an email digest each day it detects a new '''{IGBdetectSpam]''' message in the '''Junk''' folder
+* All messages older than '''7''' days will automatically be deleted.