the []'s are operators that mean any character found between these...i.e if the rule had s~[spam] any s,p,a, or m in the subject would create a true condition
Eric S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Rule to filter re[34] spam > I guess I'll burn my copy of the 8.01 manual since it does not list on > page 88 '[' and ']' as special characters. I looked in the 8.1 pdf and > found it listed on page 70. > > What do they do in a rule? > > adamc > > > Tony Norman wrote: > > Thanks Christian... > > > > It was the closing '\' that was the problem. > > > > Sometimes IPSwitch's documentation is just a little too brief. > > > > > > Thanks again, > > > > TN > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Christian Lawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 11:41 AM > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Rule to filter re[34] spam > > > > > > > >>Try: > >> > >>S~re\[:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>Have a good one, > >>Christian > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Norman > > > >>Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 1:31 PM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: [IMail Forum] Rule to filter re[34] spam > >> > >>Having some trouble setting up a rule to filter some spam coming in. > >> > >>Getting a lot of junk mail with the subject: > >> > >>re[34] or > >>re[4] or > >>re[56] > >> > >>I want to setup a rule so if any email comes in with re[ in the subject > > > > (no number or closing bracket) it will forward to a special > > > >>SPAM holder account. > >> > >>Since the '[' is a special character, you have to do some special setups. > >> > >>I have experimented around with the solution offered by IPswitch in using > > > > the '\' character, but it still isn't working. > > > >>I have tried \re[\ and re\[\ with no success. > >> > >>Any suggestions? > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Tony > >> > >> > >>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/ > >> > > > > > > > > The information in this email is confidential and may be privileged. > > It is intended solely for the addressee. If the reader of this message > > is not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or > > action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited. > > If you have received this communication in error, please notify us > > immediately by replying to the message or by telephoning (403) 255-5300 > > and deleting it from your computer. > > > > L'information contenue dans ce courriel est confidentielle et peut �tre > > privil�gi�e. Elle est r�serv�e exclusivement au destinataire. Si le lecteur > > de ce message n'est pas le destinataire pr�vu, toute divulgation, copie, > > distribution ou action prise ou abandonn�e sur la foi de celui-ci est > > interdite. Si vous avez re�u cette communication par erreur, veuillez nous en aviser > > imm�diatement en r�pondant a l'exp�diteur ou en t�l�phonant au (403) 255-5300 > > et effacer le message de votre ordinateur. > > > > > > 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/
