The following manual provides an explanation of how to set different filters or rules for your inbox.

To do so, please follow the steps below:

Step 1
Log in to the RWTH MailApp. You can find separate instructions for logging in to the RWTH MailApp here.

Step 2
Click on the gear wheel symbol and select Options.

Step 3
In the left-hand column, choose Inbox and sweep rules. Then go to the Inbox rules and click +.

Step 4
Select the corresponding condition under When the message arrives, and it matches all of these conditions.
In this example: It was sent or received > received from….

 

Plese note:

If you want to filter your incoming messages according to your alias (e.g. messages sent to max.mustermann@rwth-aachen.de should be saved in folder 1 and messages sent to max.mustermann1@rwth-aachen.de in folder 2), choose It includes these words in the message header as condition and enter the desired e-mail address in the field Specify words or phrases.

Step 5
The address register opens. Here you select the e-mail address of the person that the rule should be applied to.
To do so, enter the name of the person in the search line and click +.
If you need an overview of all persons in your domain, please click the double arrow and select the desired address list under Directory.

Step 6
In the next step you select the corresponding act under “Do all of the following:”
In this example Move, copy, or delete > Move the the message to folder… .

Step 7
Now select the folder into which the e-mails are supposed to be moved.

Step 8
Confirm your selection by clicking "OK".

Step 9
Next you can add additional exceptions, conditions or actions and change the name of the rule.

Step 10
Click on OK to apply the rules.

Additional Information:

• Configuring forwarding rules