======Spam Filter Rules: GetAddressType======
^Statement  |GetAddressType |
^Version  |2.4.6+ |
^Purpose  |Analyses a specified email address and reports what 'type' of address it is |

The **GetAddressType** statement requires an email address and variable name, in the format
  GetAddressType <email address> <variable name>

=====Types=====
All email addresses will fall into one of the following 'types'
^ Type code ^ Description ^
^RemoteLANFwd  |A LAN forwarded address where the full email address is specified in the LAN forwarding rules |
^LocalLANFwd  |A LAN forwarded address where just the username is specified in the LAN forwarding rules |
^Mapping  |An address which has a normal mapping associated with it |
^Special  |A 'special' recipient - e.g. a fax mailbox, listserver, mailer_daemon etc. |
^List  |A VPOP3 list |
^ListOwner  |A VPOP3 list owner alias |
^User  |A VPOP3 user |
^UnknownMapping  |An address which matches a ~@domain style mapping |
^UnknownLANFwd  |An address which matches a ~@domain style LAN forwarding rule |
^Remote  |A remote email address |
^Postmaster  |A 'postmaster'/'abuse' address which VPOP3 will send to the Main Administrator |
^Invalid  |An unrecognised local recipient |


=====Example=====
The following example will analyse the 'user@example.com' address and return an address type code into the ${addrType} variable
<code>
GetAddressType "user@example.com" addrType
</code>