E-mail Filters in cPanel offers easy to use web-based email labeling and filtering, as well as contextual and content based filters.
Warning:Ā The document below describes the x3 interface, but the workflow is very similar in Paper Lantern.
- In Paper Lantern, theĀ Email FiltersĀ feature is located inĀ Home >> EmailĀ >> Email Filters.
- In x3, theĀ User-Level FilteringĀ feature is located inĀ Home >> MailĀ >>Ā User-Level Filtering.
(Ā Home >> Mail >> User-Level Filtering )
Overview
This interface allows you to filter the email for each email account in your domain.
Important:Ā We stronglyĀ recommend that you use multiple, simple filters instead of a single large filter. Exim, the server’s mail transfer agent, handles many small rules more efficiently than a single large rule.
Create a filter
To create a new filter, perform the following steps:
- In theĀ Filters by UsersĀ table, clickĀ Manage FiltersĀ next to theĀ appropriateĀ email account.
- ClickĀ Create a New Filter.
- Enter a name for the filter in theĀ Filter NameĀ text box.
- Configure your filter’s rules and actions.
Note: For detailed information on how to configure your filter, read ourĀ How to Configure Mail FiltersĀ Ā article.
- ClickĀ Create.
Current Filters
To list an email account’s filters, clickĀ Manage FiltersĀ in the row of the appropriate email account. TheĀ Current FiltersĀ table lists all of the filters for the selected email account.
Edit a filter
To edit an existing filter, perform the following steps:
- ClickĀ EditĀ next to the appropriate filter name.
- Make the desired changes to the filter.
- ClickĀ Save.
Delete a filter
To delete a filter, perform the following steps:
- ClickĀ Delete.
- ClickĀ Delete FilterĀ to confirm.
Filter Test
To test a filter, perform the following steps:
- In theĀ Filters by UsersĀ table, clickĀ Manage FiltersĀ next to the desired email account.
- Enter a test email message in theĀ Filter TestĀ text box.
Note:Ā Include the characters or words you set up for your filter.
- ClickĀ Test Filter.
