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Mail Filter
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{pmg} ships with a highly configurable mail filter. It’s an easy but
powerful way to define filter rules by user, domains, time frame,
content type and resulting action.

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Filter rules are composed of object
to match certain criteria:

WHO - objects::

Who is the sender or receiver of the e-mail? Thos object can be used
for the 'TO' and/or 'FROM' category.
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Example: EMail-object - Who is the sender or receiver of the e-mail?
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WHAT - objects::

What is in the e-mail?
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Example: Does the e-mail contain spam? 
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WHEN - objects::

When is the e-mail received by {pmg}?
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Example: Office Hours - Mail is received between 8:00 and 16:00.
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ACTIONS - objects::

Defines the final actions.
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Example: Mark e-mail with “SPAM:” in the subject.
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