Creating and configuring filters

Setting up a filter

To create a filter:

1. Open the menu Settings  → Message filtering and click Create filter.
2. Next to Apply to, select the type of emails to filter:

   

3. In the If section, enter the filtering conditions:

   

   1. Choose the parameter from the list (for more details, see the Condition parameters section).
   2. In the field on the right enter a value for the selected parameter (for example, an address or a keyword).
   3. Specify how the condition must be met (for more information, see the Condition properties section).
4. Multiple conditions can be specified for one filter. These conditions can be met simultaneously or separately. To add more parameters to the filter:
   1. Under If, click Add condition, then select the parameter and its value.
   2. Specify if these conditions must be met simultaneously:

      

5. Under Take the following action, select an action to perform for the filtered emails:
6. If necessary, enable Ignore other filters (see Filter priorities).
7. Click enter a name if you would like to name the filter.

   

8. To save the filter, click Create filter.
   Attention. The specified rules will only apply to new emails. Emails that are already in your mailbox won't be filtered automatically. If you want to apply a filter to existing emails, click Apply filter to existing messages.

Automatic message filtering

1. Follow steps 1-4 in the Setting up a filter section.
2. For emails to automatically go to specific folders, enable the option Put in folder and then select a folder from the list on the right. If you want emails to be automatically marked with a specific label, enable the option Apply label and then select a label from the list on the right.

Tip. You can create basic sorting rules in the menu All settings  → Folders and labels. Select the folder or label you need and click Create filter. Specify the conditions for sorting emails and then click Create filter again.

Email forwarding

To configure forwarding of your emails to a different email address:

1. Follow steps 1-4 in the Setting up a filter section.
2. In Take the following action, click Continue and then enter your password for Yandex.
3. Select Forward to and specify the address for emails to be sent to. If you want to save copies of the forwarded emails, select the option save copy.
4. Confirm forwarding. Instructions will be sent to the address that you specified after you click Create Filter.

Forwarding notifications

To forward notifications of new emails to a different mailbox:

1. Follow steps 1-4 in the Setting up a filter section.
2. Select the Send notification to option in the Take the following action section and enter the address.
3. Enter your Yandex password.
4. Confirm that you want to receive notifications. Instructions will be sent to the address that you specified after you click Create filter.

Autoresponder

To configure automatic replies:

1. Follow steps 1-4 in the Setting up a filter section.
2. In Take the following action, click Continue and then enter your password for Yandex.
3. Select Send a reply with the following message and enter the message text.

   

The message that you specified will be automatically sent for each incoming email that meets the filtering conditions.