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(New page: == Spam Filter == *To enable the server side spam filter on your IGB email account, login below with your netID and IGB password. <websiteframe> website=http://mail.igb.uiuc.edu/spam/spa...)
 
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== Spam Filter ==
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*IGB's email server automatically detects spam messages. It will place '''{IGBdetectSpam}''' in the subject field of the email message.
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*To automatically filter these messages, you need to setup a filter.
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= Login =
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[[File:Mail-login.jpg|right|border|700px]]
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*Go to [http://mail.igb.illinois.edu http://mail.igb.illinois.edu] and click the Enter roundcube button.
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*Login with your netID and your IGB password.
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*To enable the server side spam filter on your IGB email account, login below with your netID and IGB password.
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= Filter Setup =
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[[File:Mail-spam-2.jpg|right|border|700px]]
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*Click on '''Settings''' on the left hand toolbar. This should bring up a settings page.
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*Click on '''Filters''' on the left hand side.
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*Click '''Create''' in the upper bar
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*Enter the following information
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** Filter Name: '''{IGBdetectSpam}
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** Filter enabled: '''On'''
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** Rules: '''Subject''' '''contains''' '''{IGBdetectSpam}
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** Actions: '''Move message to''' '''Junk'''
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* Select '''Save'''
  
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website=http://mail.igb.uiuc.edu/spam/spam.php
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= Email Digest =
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* You will receive an email digest each day it detects a new '''{IGBdetectSpam]''' message in the '''Junk''' folder
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* All messages older than '''7''' days will automatically be deleted.
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Latest revision as of 11:27, 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[edit]

Mail-login.jpg


Filter Setup[edit]

Mail-spam-2.jpg
  • 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


Email Digest[edit]

  • 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.