Configuring the email address list, Mime headers – Fortinet 100A User Manual

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Spam filter

Configuring the email address list

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Configuring the email address list

To add an email address or domain to the list

1

Go to Spam Filter > E-mail Address.

2

Select Create New.

Figure 177:Adding an email address

3

Enter the email address or pattern you want to add.

4

Select a pattern type for the list entry.

5

If required, select before or after another email address in the list to place the new
email address in the correct position.

6

Select the action to take on email from the configured address or domain.

7

Select OK.

MIME headers

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) headers are added to email to describe
content type and content encoding, such as the type of text in the email body or the
program that generated the email. Some examples of MIME headers include:

• X-mailer: outgluck
• X-Distribution: bulk
• Content_Type: text/html
• Content_Type: image/jpg

The first part of the MIME header is called the header key, or just header. The second
part is called the value. Spammers will often insert comments into header values or
leave them blank. These malformed headers can fool some spam and virus filters.

Email address

The current list of email addresses.

Pattern Type

The pattern type used in the email address entry. Choose from wildcard or

regular expression. See

“Using Perl regular expressions” on page 335

.

Action

The action to take on email from the configured address. Actions are:

Mark as Spam to apply the spam action configured in the protection

profile, or Mark as Clear to let the email pass to the next filter.
The Delete and Edit/View icons.

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