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 ======Download Rules====== ======Download Rules======
 Download rules are a facility in VPOP3 where it can look at message summary information before downloading a message from an ISP POP3 mailbox (they do not work on incoming SMTP messages - use [[SMTP Rules]] for that) Download rules are a facility in VPOP3 where it can look at message summary information before downloading a message from an ISP POP3 mailbox (they do not work on incoming SMTP messages - use [[SMTP Rules]] for that)
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 +To edit download rules, go to [[Mail Connectors]] -> [[POP3 Collection|Mail Collectors]], go to the **POP3 General** tab and press the **Edit Download Rules** button.
  
 Download rules can only see message headers, message size, and other information such as current date/time, etc. They can //not// see message content or attachments etc. This is because download rules apply before the message is downloaded. If you need to check the message content, then you may need to use the [[spam filter rules]]. Download rules can only see message headers, message size, and other information such as current date/time, etc. They can //not// see message content or attachments etc. This is because download rules apply before the message is downloaded. If you need to check the message content, then you may need to use the [[spam filter rules]].
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   * **Download, Copy and delete** - the message will be downloaded as normal and sent to a specified user/list as well as the originally intended recipient, and then immediately deleted from the ISP mailbox   * **Download, Copy and delete** - the message will be downloaded as normal and sent to a specified user/list as well as the originally intended recipient, and then immediately deleted from the ISP mailbox
   * **Download, Redirect and delete** - the message will be downloaded as normal and sent to a specified user/list instead of the originally intended recipient, and then immediately deleted from the ISP mailbox   * **Download, Redirect and delete** - the message will be downloaded as normal and sent to a specified user/list instead of the originally intended recipient, and then immediately deleted from the ISP mailbox
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 +Note that with any of the 'Delete' or 'Silently Delete' actions, we recommend testing the rules with a different action, such as 'redirect', in case you make a mistake with the conditions.
  
 The conditions that VPOP3 can check for a rule are: The conditions that VPOP3 can check for a rule are:
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   * **Valid Rcpts** - the number of valid recipients for the message   * **Valid Rcpts** - the number of valid recipients for the message
   * **Invalid Rcpts** - the number of invalid recipients for the message   * **Invalid Rcpts** - the number of invalid recipients for the message
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 +VPOP3 logs download rule activations in a file 'dlrules.log' in the VPOP3 logging directory.
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reference/download_rules.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/14 10:45 by 127.0.0.1