Module 2: Email Question 4

Q4 What sorts of filters or rules do you have to set-up, and for what purpose?

Filters and message rules are used to sift through incoming mail prior to opening it, to ensure several things.

Firstly, it excludes 'junk' or 'spam' email (usually generated to reach multiple users - like over 100 or more), which can contain viruses and usually don't contain anything of personal relevance to you.

Secondly, if you subscribe to a mailing list that generates many messages, you can filter through incoming mail and have it automatically filed to a folder (according to any conditions and rules you have previously set: eg alerts can be set to deliver mail with a particular word or name, to be sent to a file that matches that system or command).