Many e-mail management functions in Eudora can be done automatically using filters. You can automatically sort incoming or outgoing mail into separate mailboxes or send an automated reply when you are on vacation.

To access Filters:

PC: Click on the Tools Menu and select Filters
Mac: Click on the Special Menu and select Filters

To add a new Filter click on the New button in the lower left corner of the Filters window.

1. In the Match section determine whether your filter will affect Incoming or Outgoing emails.
2. Use the Header drop down list to select which section of the Header your filter will work on: To, From, Subject, etc.
3. Use the next box with the default value of contains to determine how you will match header information. For example, Subject contains Help would match any subject with the word Help whereas Subject is Help would only match if the subject line was exactly Help.
4. In the box to the right, fill in the text you wish your filter to act upon. For example, if you want all of your emails that come from your professor to go into a separate class mailbox, you could set up the filter to be: From - is - prof@admin.stedwards.edu.
5. Use the Action section to tell Eudora what you want it to do with an email that meets the criteria you have selected in the Match section. These include Copy and Transfer To. You could use the Copy or Transfer actions to sort incoming messages into separate mailboxes.
6. When you finish setting up your filter, click on the close box in the filter window and you will be prompted to enter a name for your new filter.

The filter below transfers all incoming mail from helpline@stedwards.edu and transfers it to the helpdesk mailbox

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