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Directing Messages To A File Before They Reach Your Inbox

The process of redirecting messages before they clutter your Inbox is called "filtering." You can create and maintain message filter criteria from your Sender, Subject, or To filters to a folder on your local drive or inbox.

The upside of storing your e-mail on your local drive is that your e-mail account will use less space and load quickly onto your system. The downside of storing e-mail on your local drive is that the e-mail can only be accessed while you are working at that computer. If you are using a laptop, retrieving local e-mail is not a problem. If you are using a desktop you may want to make sure that any files or e-mails you need are stored on the e-mail system and not local to your computer.

Some Instructions for Message Filtering can be found at Filtering Messages. If you have any further questions please contact the Office of Information Technology (OIT) Help Desk

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