Adjusting the spam- and content-filter
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When you’d like to adjust the spam- and/or content-filter, please select a
user
(1), go to the
services
(2) tab and click on
advanced settings
(3 or 4) of the filter you’d like to adjust.
Adjusting the Spam-Filter
On the presented page for advanced settings there are four tabs:
ProTAG
Here you can set the spam control blocking level. e default setting is “Normal” . You can either choose less or more severe spam
blocking by changing the level.
For organizations with a normal rate of spam we recommend the “Normal” setting. As a result of setting the SpamFilter to Severe or
Very Severe, legitimate email with spam properties might be blocked. at is why we advise that you monitor your spam Quarantine
on a regular basis, and to generate a spam report on a daily basis.
Adjusting the Content-Filter
For the content-filter you can change the default settings for certain types of attachments. AMES uses the following types of
recommendations for attachments:
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Block Attachment
recommendation blocks these extentions by default. If you want to receive attachments with this certain
extension you should deactivate the blocking.
Block if unsure:
If you are not sure whether you want to allow this kind of attachment we recommend that you block it.
Do not block
attachments are accepted by default; you can block them if you want.
By using
Custom
you can create your own rules for blocking or allowing email by using:
Subject contains
allows or blocks if an email contains a certain subject.
Message contains
allows or blocks an email containing a certain combination of characters.
Block if
is where you can set a maximum to the message size in Kb.
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November 2010
