A common goal is to filter incoming messages, perhaps sending an
automatic response, forwarding the messages to another account,
or automatically rejecting or discarding some based upon material
in the messages' headers or bodies. One way to do this is via the
DELIVER facility.
If your messages are delivered to the native message store (VMS
MAIL mailbox) or to a PMDF popstore or PMDF MessageStore account,
your system administrators may have chosen to enable another
option: PMDF message filtering. If your system administrators
have chosen to enable it, PMDF provides a web-based interface
through which you can specify a vacation notice, specify a
forwarding address, and construct and manage your own message
screening rules. These are collectively known as mailbox
filters.
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