52CHAPTER 4: ANTI-SPAM CONFIGURATION

Spam Action Specify an action when STA flags a message as spam.

Action — The action can be one of the following:

Just log: An entry is made in the log and no other action is taken.

Modify Subject Header: The text specified in Action Data will be inserted into the message subject line.

Add header: An "X-" mail header will be added as specified in the Action Data.

Redirect to: The message will be delivered to the mail address specified in Action Data.

Reject mail: The mail will not be accepted and the connecting mail server is forced to return it.

BCC: The message will be copied to the mail address specified in Action Data.

Action data — Depending on the specified action:

Modify Subject Header: The specified text will be inserted into the subject line, such as [SPAM].

Add header: A message header will be added with the specified text, such as [SPAM].

Redirect to: Send the message to a mailbox such as spam@example.com.

Maybe Spam Action This features allows you to take action on messages that STA identifies as “maybe spam” which indicates it could be spam but may also be legitimate mail. A message is considered to be “maybe spam” if its metric is between the upper and lower thresholds as configured by your STA mode (Normal, Aggressive, Lenient).

Enable Maybe Spam — Select the check box to enable actions for “maybe” spam.

Action — The action can be one of the following:

Just log: An entry is made in the log, and no other action is taken.

Modify Subject Header: The text specified in Action Data will be inserted into the message subject line.

Add header: An "X-" mail header will be added as specified in the Action Data.

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