I agree. Anyone else? > -----Original Message----- > From: David Gregg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 2:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] How could you automate message > deletion in a > specified folder in each users mail box > > > The confusion is here: > http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/guide/imailug801/Chapter > %204%20processing2.html > > Item 10 says: > Delivery rules for the mail host. IMail Server determines if > the message > matches a rule for the mail host. If so, delivery follows > according to that > rule. If not, then rules for the user ID are checked. > > This is what we disproved today. I'd say the documentation needs some > attention. > > 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 11:40 AM > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] How could you automate message > deletion in a > specified folder in each users mail box > > > 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/
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