Actually, to clarify the logic, I believe that the domain level processing rules ARE applied first, but then "overridden" by any user-level rules that are in place. Splitting hairs perhaps, but I *think* the "domain receives the email first", applies rules for the destination user account, which are then overridden if necessary by the user account's rules.
iMail's method of processing rules, combined with mxGuard, has been an excellent way for us to tell users "if you don't like how the domain-level rules are processing your spam, or if you need to "whitelist" a specific address or type of message, use your user-level rules, accessed through webmail." God help us if iMail changes the order or functionality of rules processing!! :) There are much more knowledgeable people here on this though, and I'll be the first one to stand up and say that what I just said may not be absolutely accurate... feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Marc > -----Original Message----- > From: David Gregg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 1:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] How could you automate message > deletion in a > specified folder in each users mail box > > > Marc, > > I stand corrected. Either my testing was flawed (probable) > or one of the > 8.x versions of IMail was flawed (though I doubt it). > > I have indeed verified that the user level rules.ima appears > to be processed > first, if no match is made, the domain level rules.ima file > will then be > used. > > This is the way one would want things to work anyway! Good catch :) > > Regards, > > David Gregg > dgSoft Internet Services > +1.949.584-1514 > > --- > mxGuard for IMail > Server based spam and virus protection for under $100 > Request a free trial at http://www.mxGuard.com > --- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Gregg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:16 AM > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] How could you automate message > deletion in a > specified folder in each users mail box > > > > Maybe we should downgrade :) > > > > Version 8.x behaves as I've described. I'll test again > just to make sure > > and report back. > > > > Regards, > > > > David Gregg > > dgSoft Internet Services > > +1.949.584-1514 > > > > --- > > mxGuard for IMail > > Server based spam and virus protection for under $100 > > Request a free trial at http://www.mxGuard.com > > --- > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marc A. Funaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:00 AM > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] How could you automate message > deletion in a > > specified folder in each users mail box > > > > > > >Be aware > > > though, that > > > domain level rules are checked prior to user level rules. If > > > a match is > > > made in the domain rules, that's it - no more rules will > be processed, > > > including the user level rules. This make it impossible > for a user to > > > exclude/override the domain rules. Use domain rules with caution. > > > > David, I'm not sure the above is true; for example, I am > using user-level > > rules with mxGuard that are definitely overriding the > domain level rules I > > set up for LEVEL10 and LEVEL20 mxGuard header inserts for > spam... in my > > case, i have a user level rule that puts LEVEL10's in a > SPAM folder and > > LEVEL20 or higher into a "superspam" folder... the domain > level rule puts > > level 10 or higher into the spam folder. This is with > iMail 7.x though... > > > > Just curious! > > > > Marc > > > > 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/ > > > > > 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/
