Warning: Proceed with caution.
Content filtering is an advanced feature that can cause issues if not used properly. Please only make changes that you know the effects of. Please also refer to SmarterMail's in depth guide to using Content Filtering.
What is content filtering?
Content filtering is a way you can control how emails sent to you are sorted. There are various categories you can utilize to sort your incoming emails, such as emails from a specific sender or domain, emails that contain attachments, emails containing certain words, and much more. There are also various actions you can take on these filtered emails, such as marking as read, moving, deleting, and much more.
1. To access the Content Filtering settings in SmarterMail, click on More, then click Settings on the toolbar located on the top of the page.
2. From there select the
Content Filtering
3. Once in the Content Filtering settings it should display any existing filters you have set up. To create a new filter click on the new button at the top of the page.
4. From this screen is where you can select how you want to filter incoming email based on various criteria, note that you can select more than one option from this list. Additionally, this page also will note the action to be taken with the incoming mail.
5. From this screen, you can specify the parameters of the filters you have selected to sort the emails by, and if you have multiple filters, you can also select if ALL the rules must be met to be filtered, or just one of the rules need to be met to be filtered.
6. Upon selecting either condition or action, a pop-up will open regarding to that aspect of the filter. Each these have the ability to be personalized to the preference of the user at any time. Once you have set up your preferred settings, press Save in the bottom right of the pop-up window.
6. Finally, from this screen, you must name the rule you have made, and once done, select the Save button at the top.
7. Once the filter is saved you'll be returned to the Content Filtering section and you'll see the new filter. simply click the filter you would like to edit to fine-tune your filters or delete them to have them removed.