Related TopicsTo create a rule
To activate or deactivate a rule
You can use rules to define actions that you want to be performed on items you receive. For example, you can forward or reply to messages or move messages to folders. Rules can help you organize your Mailbox, automate your Mailbox while you are away, or delete unwanted items.
When you create a rule, you must do the following:
Select the type of action you want performed. The available actions are: forward, reply to, delete, move to a folder, and vacation. Vacation is simply a predefined type of reply.
Name the rule. By naming the rules, you can have more than one rule that uses the same action.
Define any optional conditions. For example, you might want to move all items you receive from your supervisor to a specific folder. You can define a condition so that only messages with your supervisor's name on the From line are moved to the folder. All other items remain in your main Mailbox folder.
Fill in the information required to carry out the action. For example, you might need to specify the folder where you want to move the messages.
Save the rule.
By default, when you save a rule that you've just created, it is automatically activated. GroupWise® WebAccess executes the rule for any new items you receive. It does not execute the rule for any items you have already received.
The Rules list, located on the Rules page under Options, lets you activate, deactivate, edit, and delete rules. Rules are executed in the order they appear in the list.
Rules are stored in your GroupWise Mailbox at your post office. Because of this, rules you've defined in other versions of the GroupWise client also appear in the Rules list and apply when you use GroupWise WebAccess.
You can edit any rules you create in GroupWise WebAccess. If you've created rules using another version of the GroupWise client, you can edit those rules provided they do not contain more capabilities than GroupWise WebAccess allows you to set. For example, the Windows* version of the GroupWise client lets you create rules to apply to items you are sending. Because the Rules feature in GroupWise WebAccess does not include this capability, you could not edit that rule.
Related Topics
To create a rule
To activate or deactivate a rule
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