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Conditions & Exceptions

Every rule type - policy, signature, disclaimer and autoresponder - uses the same set of conditions and exceptions described on this page.

Both conditions and exceptions use the same set of rules. Exceptions are simply the logical opposite of conditions.

  • When an exception is met, the action will not be performed on the message.
  • When a condition is met, the action will be performed on the message.

The application first checks for exceptions. If no exceptions are met, it then evaluates the conditions. If the conditions are met, the action is executed on the message.

All messages

Matches all messages.

See All messages condition.

Message direction

Matches messages by their direction: incoming, outgoing, or internal.

See Message direction condition.

Message type

Matches the type of message: new, reply, forward.

See Message type condition.

Message sender

Matches the sender by: email address, user, group or domain.

See Message sender condition.

Message recipient

Matches the recipient by: email address, user, group or domain.

See Message recipient condition.

Message recipients count

Matches messages by the number of recipients.

See Message recipients count condition.

Message count based on sender

Matches messages by how many messages a matching sender has sent within a time interval.

See Message count based on sender condition.

Message count based on recipient

Matches messages by how many messages a matching recipient has received within a time interval.

See Message count based on recipient condition.

Message header

Matches text in message headers.

See Message header condition.

Message size

Matches messages by size.

See Message size condition.

Message subject or body contains

Matches when the subject or body has specific text.

See Message subject or body contains condition.

Attachment name

Matches the attachment file name.

See Attachment name condition.

Attachment type

Matches the attachments by their content type.

See Attachment type condition.

Attachment size

Matches attachments by size.

See Attachment size condition.

Attachments count

Matches messages with a certain number of attachments.

See Attachments count condition.