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10 Zimbra Sieve Filter Examples

Ten Sieve filters for everyday mail on Zimbra. Copy one, change the addresses and folder names to your own, and it is ready to use.

Want to know how they work, or where to put them? Read Zimbra Sieve Filters: An Introduction.

1. Move newsletters to their own folder​

require ["fileinto"];

if exists "List-Unsubscribe" {
    fileinto "Newsletters";
    stop;
}

2. Collect invoices in one folder​

require ["fileinto"];

if anyof (header :contains "subject" "invoice",
          header :contains "subject" "receipt") {
    fileinto "Invoices";
    stop;
}

3. Flag every message from your manager​

require ["flag"];

if address :is "from" "manager@mshsoftware.com" {
    flag "flagged";
}

4. Forward a copy of all mail to another address​

require ["copy"];

redirect :copy "assistant@mshsoftware.com";

5. Forward only urgent messages​

require ["copy"];

if anyof (header :contains "subject" "urgent",
          header :is "X-Priority" "1") {
    redirect :copy "on-call@mshsoftware.com";
}

6. Tag everything about a project​

require ["tag"];

if header :contains "subject" "Project Apollo" {
    tag "Apollo";
}

7. Move messages not addressed to you directly​

require ["fileinto"];

if not me :in "to" {
    fileinto "Cc";
    stop;
}

8. Move large messages out of the Inbox​

require ["fileinto"];

if size :over 10M {
    fileinto "Large messages";
    stop;
}

9. Delete automatic daily reports​

if allof (address :is "from" "reports@mshsoftware.com",
          header :contains "subject" "Daily report") {
    discard;
    stop;
}

10. Tag mail that arrives outside working hours​

require ["tag"];

if anyof (current_time :before "0800",
          current_time :after "1800",
          current_day_of_week :is ["0", "6"]) {
    tag "After hours";
}

Learn more​

These scripts cover the most common cases. To understand what each line does, where Zimbra stores Sieve scripts and how to set them up for a user or a whole domain, read Zimbra Sieve Filters: An Introduction.