Efficient Filtering for Your Entire Domain
While regular filters apply only to a single mailbox, Global Email Filters act on every message sent to any address on your domain. This saves time when you want to apply general rules (such as deleting emails with specific keywords in the subject) for your entire company.
1. Create and Manage Filters
Go to Global Email Filters in your cPanel and follow these steps:
- Click on "Create a New Filter".
- Enter a name that describes the function.
- Select the Rule (e.g., Subject contains "Lottery").
- Select the Action (e.g., Discard Message).
- Click "Create".
2. Wildcard Redirects (Regex)
For advanced users, global filters offer the possibility of Wildcard Redirects. This allows you to redirect entire groups of senders. For this, we use "Regex" notation (Regular Expressions).
Use as criterion:
test_user.+@example\.comThe notation
.+ serves here as a placeholder for any characters.3. Correctly Testing Filter Results
Use the "Filter Test" function to ensure that your rules work as desired. After clicking "Test Filter," you will receive a log:
...
10 Filter has set up no significant delivery.
11 Normal delivery will occur.
What does the result mean?
- Normal delivery: The filter did not trigger. The email will end up in the inbox.
- Significant delivery or action set up: The filter was successful! The message was moved, redirected, or deleted.
Global filters are a powerful tool against mass spam. Do you have questions about Regex patterns? The CURIAWEB team is happy to help!
