Defining Filter Strings - Symbol SPT 1700 Series Product Reference Manual

Ignore Tells your SPT 1700 terminal to exclude the messages that meet the defined
Messages criteria and download all other messages during synchronization. In general, this
Containing filter downloads more mail during synchronization because it blocks only one
defined subset of mail.
Retrieve Only Tells your SPT 1700 terminal to include only the messages that meet the defined
Messages criteria and to ignore all other messages during synchronization. This filter may
Containing block more mail during synchronization because it downloads only one subset
of mail.

Defining Filter Strings

Messages are filtered based on the information contained in their To, From and Subject
header fields. The information that defines what your SPT 1700 terminal is looking for is
called a filter string. You create a filter string by listing the words you want your SPT 1700
terminal to find and separating them with either a comma or a space. Each word in the filter
string is joined by an implicit OR; do not enter connecting words such as AND or OR.
To create a more complex filter, you can define filter strings for the To, From and Subject
fields simultaneously. Your SPT 1700 terminal joins the filter strings for these fields using an
implicit AND, so do not add connecting words. Your SPT 1700 terminal does that for you.
For example, suppose you want to receive only messages from John Smith (jsmith@aol.com)
or Jack Jones (jjones@aol.com) concerning the Apollo Project. You would create the
following filter strings:
To field filter string: jsmith@aol.com, jjones@aol.com
Subject field filter string: Apollo Project
Your SPT 1700 terminal interprets this as, "Accept messages about the Apollo Project from
John Smith or Jack Jones. Do not accept messages from other people. Do not accept messages
from John or Jack about any other subject."
When you define a string, note that your SPT 1700 terminal searches for any instance of that
collection of characters. For example, if you create a filter that retrieves only messages
containing the string "info," your SPT 1700 terminal considers "info," "rainforest" and
"kinfolk" appropriate matches.
To define filter strings:
1. Tap a header field in the HotSync Options dialog.
Applications: Mail
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