5687Mail Filter

This tool allows the user to set specific parameters in order to sort incoming e-mail in order to reduce the amount of manual sorting.. The tool allows the user to put certain addresses or key words into either a "White List" or a "Black List" so that an email will either be copied into the users inbox or automatically placed into the trash bin and deleted. 

Using the Mail Filter Tool

To use this tool the user must create a "White List" and a "Black List."
All incoming email is automatically deposited into the email "Junk" page, the user must create the appropriate List to sort the email. The user has the option to manually sort through the junk page and can manually delete the emails or move them into the inbox folder. 

Inputs

The White list: The user must create a White List to implement into the tool. This list can have either full email addresses or specific email domains. This tool will automatically copy all of the emails with these domains or addresses into the users inbox.
The White Contents: This allows the user to place key words into the tool. The tool will search the content for the tool to find any emails with these key words and will place them into the users inbox. This is helpful to find if any person is writing specifically about a product being sold or if the sender includes the users name within the email.
The Black List: The user may create a Black List to implement into the tool. This list can have either full email addresses or specific email domains. This tool will automatically copy all of the emails with these domains or addresses into the users trash and they will be automatically deleted.
The Black Contents: This allows the user to place key words into the tool. The tool will search the content for the tool to find any emails with these key words and will place them into the users trash to be deleted.

Note: All emails that do not fit into these categories will automatically be placed into the users junk mailbox. These will need to be sorted manually.

Parameters

The parameters page allows the user to input the location of each of the folders.
The In Folder: This is the location of the "Junk" mail box. This is the location where mail that does not fit into the "White List" or "Black List" category should go.
The Good Folder: This is the location of the users inbox.