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Filter incoming emails using the Sieve language
Update 03/10/2026
This guide explains how to create sorting rules in Advanced mode, scripts in Sieve language, to automatically classify your incoming emails on Infomaniak according to certain conditions.
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Preamble
- If you do not have a compatible offer or if you prefer a simplified configuration, refer to this other guide.
- ⚠️ No support is provided regarding the Sieve language (refer to this documentation — also discover the role of the host).
- Unlike the sorting rules offered within software/email clients (Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, Apple Mail...), these rules will act directly on the server of your mailboxes before even the IMAP connection.
- It is possible to import Sieve files via a button.
- By activating this mode, the existing standard rules will be kept but deactivated.
- The
redirectcommand (allowing to forward an email to another address) is not allowed in scripts.- If you import a Sieve script from another host, make sure to remove this command.
- To forward emails, use the assistant in Standard mode or the Redirections section of your Mail Service.
Access rules from the Infomaniak Web Mail app
Prerequisites
- Have permission to manage rules: if you had been invited to the Infomaniak Web Mail app (online service ksuite.infomaniak.com/mail) to manage your address, it is possible that the Mail Service manager has removed this right from their admin account.
To access the sorting filters for your Infomaniak mail:
- Click here to access the Infomaniak Web Mail app (online service ksuite.infomaniak.com/mail).
- Click on the Settings icon in the top right corner.
- Check or select the email address concerned in the drop-down menu.
- Click on Filters and rules:

Access rules from a Mail Service
To access the sorting filters for your Infomaniak mail:
- Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click directly on the name assigned to the product concerned.
- Click on the email address concerned in the table that appears.
- Click on the Rules tab from the left sidebar (or top bar):

Create a new rule in Advanced (expert) mode
- Make sure to click on Advanced mode:

First example of advanced sorting
Here is a simple example of a command using this language:
require ["fileinto"];
if address :contains "from" "facebook.com" {
fileinto "fb";
} elsif header :matches "List-Unsubscribe" "*" {
fileinto "nl";
} else {
keep;
}Explanations:
- Loading required extensions: use
require ["fileinto"];to indicate that you will use thefileintofunction. - Filtering Facebook messages: use
if address :contains "from" "facebook.com"to check if the sender's address contains "facebook.com"; if so, the message is filed in the "fb" folder withfileinto "fb";. - Filtering messages with an unsubscribe link: use
elsif header :matches "List-Unsubscribe" "*"to check if the "List-Unsubscribe" header is present in the message; if so, the message is filed in the "nl" folder withfileinto "nl";. - Keeping other messages: use
else { keep; }to keep all other messages that do not match the previous criteria.
Note:
- If you need to mention a subfolder, use the separator
/(as in the second example), but it is not necessary to specifyINBOXin your codes - Make sure that the folders
fbandnlalready exist in your inbox; otherwise, the messages may not be sorted correctly - The filter
address :contains "from" "facebook.com"works correctly for addresses that contain "facebook.com" in the "from" field - The filter
header :matches "List-Unsubscribe" "*"checks only for the presence of the "List-Unsubscribe" header, not its content
Second example of advanced sorting
This code modifies the subject based on thesender (adds a prefix to the subject when an email passes the filter, for example):
require ["fileinto", "editheader", "variables", "regex"];
if address "sender" "owner-scientific-linux-devel at LISTSERV.FNAL.GOV" {
if header :regex "subject" "((Re|Fwd): *)\\[SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-DEVEL\\] *(.*)" {
deleteheader "Subject";
addheader "Subject" "${1}${3}";
} else {
# Ajouter un préfixe si l'objet ne correspond pas déjà au modèle
deleteheader "Subject";
addheader "Subject" "[SL-Devel] ${1}";
}
fileinto "Mail List/SL-Devel";
}Explanations:
- Required extensions:
fileinto: to file messages in folders.editheader: to modify email headers.variables: to use variables in expressions.regex: for regular expressions.
- Sender condition:
if address "sender" "owner-scientific-linux-devel at LISTSERV.FNAL.GOV": checks if the sender matches.
- Subject condition:
if header :regex "subject" "((Re|Fwd): *)\\[SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-DEVEL\\] *(.*)": checks if the subject matches the specified pattern.deleteheader "Subject";andaddheader "Subject" "${1}${3}";: deletes the existing subject and adds a new subject with the captured parts.
- Add a prefix if the subject does not already match the pattern:
addheader "Subject" "[SL-Devel] ${1}";: adds a "[SL-Devel]" prefix to the subject if it is not already present.
- Message classification:
fileinto "Mail List/SL-Devel";: classifies messages in the "Mail List/SL-Devel" folder.
Note:
- Make sure the folder "
Mail List/SL-Devel" already exists in your inbox. - Check that the script correctly modifies the email subject to add or adjust the prefix if necessary.
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