Rule Syntax

When you create a rule, it is entered in the rules.ima or orules.ima file in the following format:

Single condition rule: message area condition search text quantifier : mailbox_name

Multiple condition rule: message area condition search text quantifier !AND!/ !OR! message area condition search text quantifier: mailbox name

Message Area	Representation
From	F
Subject	S
Sender	N
To	T
Header (everything preceding the body)	H
Body of the message	B

Condition	Expression
Contains	~
Does not contain	!~
Equals	=
Does not equal	!=

Text Patterns	Expression
Any character	.
Any of the values separated by vertical bars within the parentheses;the vertical bar represents "or"	(this\|that\|other)
Any word characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	w
Any non-word character	W
Any digit (0-9)	d
Any non-digit	D
Any non-white space (spaces, tabs, and carriage returns)	s
Any non-white space	S
Any punctuation character	p
Any non-punctuation character	P

Note that the following characters have special meaning.

Quantifier	Expression
Zero or more	*
One or more	+
Exactly 100	{100}
At least n1, but not more than n2(wher n1 and n2 are numbers)	{n1,n2}