We have deployed a new Zimbra server to gradually replace our existing mail server. We’ve moved all of The Frontier Group’s mail over to use the new system, which gives us a good chance to run it through its paces before moving clients over.

I have been signed up to a mailing list of a Perth-based mining company, and with complete (and illegal) disregard for the Spam Act of 2003, their removal process doesn’t work. They should really use Raven Communicator.

I have rules in my mail client on my Mac that filter out this nonsense when it’s open. However, I’m also using my iPhone to retrieve mail, and the mail filtering rules you set up in Mail on your Mac don’t translate to the handheld.

All of these combine into a situation where I needed to have mail filtering applied before it hits any of my clients; iPhone, Mac Mail or the Zimbra web interface.

Thankfully this is trivial to set up in Zimbra. You login, select the Options > Mail Filters tab and create filters as necessary. The interface is very self explanatory, and any filtering rules are applied before you see your mail.

I can rest assured knowing that this mail is being marked as read and funneled into my trash.