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How to Create an Announcements Rule

 

Create a folder and a rule so that incoming ListServ messages will be sent directly to a folder.

PC Directions

Click File, New, Folder. Choose Personal Folder, Name your folder (ex. Campus Announcements or Campus Discussion)
Go to - Tools pull down menu, select Rules, select New. Give the Rule a name (ex. Announce or Discuss ListServ).
Next to New Item, check received
Under item type check: mail

Click the Define Conditions button, in the first box use the pull down arrow and select "To", skip the next little box, in the next open box type in the address of the listserv (ex. announce@bigblue.millikin.edu or discuss@bigblue.millikin.edu), the last box should have "End," click OK.

Click the Add Action button, select Move to Folder, find the name of the folder you created, (it will probably be in your cabinet) and put a check mark in the box, click the button Move.

Click the Save button to save the rule, click the close button on the next window. Your rule has now been set to move your ListServ messages to the folder you created.

Mac Directions

Click File, New Folder. Name your folder either Campus Announcements or Campus Discussion.
Go to - Tools pull down menu, select Rules, choose create.
Give the Rule a name (ex. Announce or Discuss ListServ).
Next to New Item, check received
Under item type check: mail

Click the Define Conditions button, in the first box use the pull down arrow and select "To", skip the next little box, in the next open box type in the address of the listserv (ex. announce@bigblue.millikin.edu or discuss@bigblue.millikin.edu), the last box should have "End," click OK.

Click the Add Action button, select Move to Folder, find the name of the folder you created and click to highlight, click the button Move.

Click the Save button to save the rule, click the close button on the next window. Your rule has now been set to move your ListServ messages to the folder you created.

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