Synonyms Example
Multiple keywords appearing on the same line of the list are connected by AND. Individual lines of the list are connected by OR.
When synonym checking is engaged, a combination of the two is applied.
Case 1. Apple Juice, [and] Pear, [and] Orange
Case 2. Apple Juice [or]
Pear [or]
Orange [or]
With synonym checking on for the word Orange
Case 3. Apple Juice, [and] Pear [and] Orange [or] (orangish [or]red [or] yellow)
where the words orangish, red, yellow are included via the synonyms list.
In Case 1, only messages containing all items, Apple Juice, Pear, and Orange (in any order, anywhere in the message text) are considered a match.
In Case 2, all messages containing the phrase Apple Juice are considered a match, all messages that contain the word Pear are considered a match, and all messages that contain the word Orange are considered a match.
In Case 3, with synonym checking on, messages that contain the phrase Apple Juice, and the word Pear, and also any of the word(s), such as Orange, orangish, red, or yellow are considered a match.
Notes
Apple Juice is a phrase because the words Apple and Juice are not delimited with a comma; even if the words Apple and Juice both appear somewhere in the message, no match will be triggered unless they occur together, as Apple Juice.)
The capitalization and exact-match properties of synonyms are consistent with those defined on the Content Filter page. In other words, if the word red appears in the synonyms list, it will only trigger a match with the word redundant if Exact Match is not checked. Likewise, the word red will only trigger a match with the word Red in the message text if Case-sensitive comparison is not checked.
See also:
Enabling Synonym Checking
Creating a Keyword List
Rules Strategy Example