Revision as of 11:24, 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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 = Filter Setup =
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-*Click on '''Settings''' in the upper right corner. This should bring up a settings page.
+*Click on '''Settings''' on the left hand toolbar. This should bring up a settings page.
 *Click on '''Filters''' on the left hand side.
-*In the list of '''Example Filters''' in the middle of the page, select '''IGBdetectSpam'''
+*Click '''Create''' in the upper bar
-*On the right hand side window, click '''Save'''. The '''IGBdetectSpam''' filter will be added to the list of '''Filters''' in the center column. Make sure it is the '''last''' filter for it to catch all messages with the '''IGBdetectSpam'''.
+*Enter the following information
-*By default they will go to your '''Junk''' folder.
+** Filter Name: '''{IGBdetectSpam}
+** Filter enabled: '''On'''
+** Rules: '''Subject''' '''contains''' '''{IGBdetectSpam}
+** Actions: '''Move message to''' '''Junk'''
+* Select '''Save'''
+= 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.