Since you don't have the forward file in the virusbox account itself,
virus trapped messages wind up in the virusbox-virusbox mailbox instead
of virusbox-main. I just go in with web messaging (perhaps a bit safer
than my regular client?) and go to the "non-main" mailbox to see what
I've caught.
Angel Castillo wrote:
>
> That's exactly what I thought...that's why I did create a separate user
> called virusbox and I did log into Outlook Express using this account. If I
> send a test message to the account virusbox...it's sent and received
> successfully. If I send a message that I know will be filtered by the
> rules.ima file it doesn't come in via my e-mail client. The only way I can
> view mail that's in the virusbox.mbx is by going into the account via Web
> Messaging.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Angel Castillo, MCSE, MCP+I Jobs.com
> IMail System Administrator www.jobs.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: (214) 273-7629
> "When you love what you do...you're alive!"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Quentin Baker
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 8:09 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] FW: Rules
>
> If you log into Web Messaging and go to manage mailboxes you'll see your
> main mailbox and others. If you then create a new mailbox called virusbox
> this mailbox will appear in Web Messaging each time you log in and you can
> read your mail. If you are using a "POP3" client like Outlook you'll have
> to log in as "userID-virusbox" not "virusbox".
> If you create a new "user" in IMail Administrator named "virusbox" you
> should be able to log into that account as "virusbox". As for the rules, if
> you don't want to delete the messages by using NUL, I can't think of any
> other suggestions at the moment that would allow a Global Rule to go to one
> mailbox only.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Angel Castillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 2:38 PM
> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] FW: Rules
>
> > I did do this.
> >
> > I logged in with the username: virusbox
> >
> > and typed in the password and still didn't receive nothing. Since I had
> the
> > rule setup globally it was accessible by all users via Web Messaging. I
> > deleted the rule now since that's a no-no. I was thinking about creating
> a
> > rule for myself only but I don't think that's going to help.
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > Angel Castillo, MCSE, MCP+I Jobs.com
> > IMail System Administrator www.jobs.com
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: (214) 273-7629
> > "When you love what you do...you're alive!"
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Quentin Baker
> > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 1:13 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] FW: Rules
> >
> >
> > If you create a new mailbox, to read that mail for that mailbox using a
> POP3
> > mail client such as Outlook, you must log in as userID-mailboxName
> > Try going into Tools-Accounts-properties-Server-Account name- change
> userID
> > to
> > userID-mailboxName.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Angel Castillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: Ipswitch List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 1:52 PM
> > Subject: [IMail Forum] FW: Rules
> >
> >
> > > I forgot to mention that I also setup an alias called virusalert before
> > > trying to create an actual mailbox of virusbox and it worked via Web
> > > Messaging but I can't get it to work via Outlook. I want to be able to
> > > receive these messages via an e-mail client vs. the web messaging
> > interface.
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------------
> > > Angel Castillo, MCSE, MCP+I Jobs.com
> > > IMail System Administrator www.jobs.com
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: (214) 273-7629
> > > "When you love what you do...you're alive!"
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Angel Castillo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 12:51 PM
> > > To: Ipswitch List
> > > Subject: Rules
> > >
> > >
> > > Ok, I've setup a rule for IMail to block any e-mail with the subject
> > > "ILOVEYOU" but instead of this going to my mailbox that I created called
> > > virusbox which I've setup my Outlook Express to access it...this doesn't
> > > work. Now, the rule is working because I can access the e-mail using
> Web
> > > Messaging and accessing my acount which shows "virusbox" as an
> additional
> > > mailbox within Web Messaging.
> > >
> > > Anyone care to explain this?
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------------
> > > Angel Castillo, MCSE, MCP+I Jobs.com
> > > IMail System Administrator www.jobs.com
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: (214) 273-7629
> > > "When you love what you do...you're alive!"
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