Filter Criteria for Header and Envelope Lines
Here, set filter criteria to check the headers of a mail.
First choose one or more header or envelope fields to check from
the list. If the desired fields are not in the
list, enter them in the text field separated by spaces. Descriptions of
some important header and envelope fields are given below.
Next, select a comparison operator to apply to the header and
envelope fields.
Enter the term to which to compare the header value in the text
field to the far right.
To save this criterion, click OK. To exit this dialog
without saving, click
Back.
Some important header fields are:
- From
-
This field contains the sender's e-mail address.
- To
-
This field contains the e-mail addresses of the primary recipients.
- Cc
-
This field contains the e-mail addresses that were sent a copy of
this message.
- Subject
-
Contains this message's subject line.
- Sender
-
This field contains the e-mail address of the sender of
the e-mail. The difference from the From field
becomes apparent in messages from mailing lists. The
From field will contain the name of the message's
original author. Sender contains the
administrative address of
the mailing list.
Some important envelope fields are:
- From
-
This field contains the sender's e-mail address.
- To
-
This field contains the e-mail addresses of the primary recipients.