In the Message Filters dialog box, click New . You see the Filter Rules dialog box, where you enter information necessary to define the filter. Name the filter. This example is for the New York Times Front Page. When the address matches, the message will be sent to a folder called NY Times.
Filters have many features.
Check all the options available under the drop down menus to set up a filter that will work the best for you. Specifying Settings for Message Filters Use the Message Filters Rules dialog box to edit or define an action you want a filter to perform, and the type of messages to which you want to apply the action. Type a name for the filter. Use the pop-up menus to choose filtering criteria and type a keyword to be used in the search. Click More to add criteria and Fewer to remove them.