Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Configure Junk Filter

Introduction

The following are instructions for configuring Thunderbird to filter out JUNK when using UC Merced's email system (UCM Mail). Junk email is legitimate but potentially unwanted email, analogous to advertisements and solicitations that arrive at your home via the US Mail. Facilities are incorporated into the UC Merced email system to manage both categories of email; some filtering is automatic, and some must be configured by the user.

The email message is not changed in any other way.

This method of JUNK tagging allows end users to choose how they wish to handle suspected JUNK - either by implementing a filter in their email client of choice, or by doing nothing.

For this reason, it is recommended that you create a filter that will automatically place suspected JUNK into a separate folder rather than directly into the trash. You can then periodically take a glance at the contents of the folder to insure that no valid email messages were marked as JUNK, and then delete the contents of the entire folder.

Configure JUNK Filter

1. Click on Tools->Message Filters
   
2. Click New
   
3. In the field next to "Filter name:" type in UCM_BULK_FILTER
4. Click the radio button next to "Match any of the following"
5. Click the drop down arrow next to "Subject" and select "Customize…"
   
6. In the input box type: X-UCM-SBAS-Status
7. Click Add
8. Click OK
   
9. Click the drop down arrow next to "Subject" and select "X-UCM-SBAS-Status"
10. In the third field type in BULK in all caps.
11. Under "Perform these actions:" In the first dropdown box select "Move Messages To"
12. In the second dropdown box choose "Junk E-mail"
    
13. Click OK and close the "Message Filters" window.

Your Thunderbird email client is now configured to filter out JUNK. It is recommended that you periodically check your email that has been sent to the JUNK folder for valid emails.