Setting Mail Filtering Policies; Testing Scanners - Symantec 10547829 - Mail Security For Smtp 5.0 Smb Installation Manual

Setting mail filtering policies

When you set up Symantec Mail Security for SMTP, a set of ready-made default
message filtering policies are in place. You can use these policies or customize
them.
The initial default policies are as follows:
The default group policy includes all users, and specifies use of default
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filtering policies for spam, suspected spam, virus, content compliance, and
end user settings.
The default spam policy is to modify the subject line by prepending [Spam]
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and deliver the message to the inbox, and only applies to inbound mail
traffic.
The default suspected spam policy is to modify the subject line by
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prepending [Suspected Spam] and deliver the message to the inbox.
The suspected spam threshold is set to 72 (see Symantec Mail Security for
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SMTP Administration Guide for more information).
The default virus policy is to clean the message.
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The default worm policy is to delete the message.
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No default content compliance policies are in place.
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No end user configuration capabilities are in place.
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For more information on these policies and instructions on adjusting them to
meet your needs, see the Symantec Mail Security for SMTP Administration
Guide.
Note: With this release, the default action for an Unscannable verdict, including
those due to malformed MIME content, has been changed from markup to
delete. This was done to provide the strongest possible level of protection
against external threats. If desired, you can change this action on a per group
basis. You may want to change the default setting for unscannable messages if
you are concerned about losing important messages.

Testing Scanners

For instructions on testing Scanners, see the Symantec Mail Security for SMTP
Administration Guide.
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Setting up