Server-side filtering

Server-side filtering allows you to apply filtering rules on your mailbox on the server before you download it to your email program. This type of filtering is beneficial since you will not need to spend time downloading all of the unwanted mail, and then filtering them out in your email program.

Creating Folders

With Server-side filtering, you can filter to subfolders in your mailbox. You will first need to create the subfolders inside the BOL Webmail Interface. Please note that these folders and their contents count against your 75MB Mailbox quota. Please refer to the instructions below in order to create folders inside Webmail.

• http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/webmail/docs/folders.html

If you have set up your email client to use IMAP, these folders will show up on your local IMAP client as well. For instructions to configure your email client to use IMAP, please visit

• http://www.bol.ucla.edu/help/howto/

Before you set up Filtering

If you currently have Vacation Notification or forwarding enabled, these functions will be disabled when you are using Server-side filtering. You will need to set up your Vacation Notification and Forwarding again using the instructions below.

Filtering Instructions

Please follow instructions below to set up a filter.

1. Setting up a filter according to From, To, Subject, or Size
2. Setting up a filter for Spam Identification Service
3. Setting up a filter to delete a message
4. Setting up Vacation Notification/Auto-Reply
5. Setting up Forwarding

Getting Help with Server-side filtering

• Please visit our FAQ page at http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/email/filtering/faq/ for answers for frequently asked questions.
• If you would like direct assistance with using Server-side filtering, please call the BOL Help Desk at (310)267-HELP (4357), option 1, or email consult@ucla.edu.