As long as you are following the allowed format of the rules. The AND and OR are only logical operators that compare the output of properly formatted conditions as defined in the user's guide. You can't add parenthesis to try and group or nest; the conditions are evaluated from left to right.
Tripp -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Schaible Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 9:20 AM To: Tripp Allen Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Complexity of rules in rules.ima Hi Tripp, And what about complexity? Can i write combinations like i described? ============================================ Am Donnerstag, 8. Dezember 2005 um 02:24 schrieben Sie: > There is not a limit on how many conditions but on size of the rule. What > you have should work, but keep your rule under 1,000 characters. > Tripp > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Schaible" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Ipswitch IMail Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 8:00 PM > Subject: [IMail Forum] Complexity of rules in rules.ima >> Hi, >> The actual situation of incoming spam needs more complex rules. >> Unfortunately the limits of rules are not specified anywhere. >> How many AND's and/or OR's per lines are allowed? >> Example: >> H~(phrase1)!AND!B~(phrase2)!AND!B~(phrase3)!AND!B~(phrase4) >> How heavy is nesting supported? >> Example: >> H~(phrase1|phrase2)!AND!B~(phrase3|phrase4)!AND!B~(phrase5|phrase6|phras e7) >> @Kevin: Could please ask your programmer(s), so we will have a answer form >> the source? >> A few years ago, i asked the support stuff. The answered "keep the rules >> simple as possible". I would love to do this, but the situation requires a >> bit complex and tricky rules. >> Thanks >> -- >> Mit freundlichen Grüssen >> -------------------------------------------- >> Merlin Consulting >> Martin Schaible >> Bahnhofstrasse 27 >> CH-8702 Zollikon >> Phone: +41 44 391 30 00 >> Fax: +41 44 391 32 49 >> Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> URL: http://www.merlinconsulting.ch >> Support: http://support.merlinconsulting.ch >> GPS: N47 20.235 E8 34.226 >> -------------------------------------------- >> News - Neue Produkte: >> .:. NOD32 Antivirus System >> .:. BlueDragon >> .:. Kiwi Syslog Monitor >> .:. Paessler GmbH >> .:. Sawmill Loganalyzer >> .:. SmarterTools >> -------------------------------------------- >> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >> > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ ============================================ -- Mit freundlichen Grüssen -------------------------------------------- Merlin Consulting Martin Schaible Bahnhofstrasse 27 CH-8702 Zollikon Phone: +41 44 391 30 00 Fax: +41 44 391 32 49 Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.merlinconsulting.ch Support: http://support.merlinconsulting.ch GPS: N47 20.235 E8 34.226 -------------------------------------------- News - Neue Produkte: .:. NOD32 Antivirus System .:. BlueDragon .:. Kiwi Syslog Monitor .:. Paessler GmbH .:. Sawmill Loganalyzer .:. SmarterTools -------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
