Configuring your email account to use Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus

Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus must have been ordered from Gavial for the whole domain before it can be applied to individual users' accounts. To configure Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam for a user (NB please note that each POP account is configured separately. Filtering will not work for a user before it is set up by the user. Each address has to be set up separately.)

By default the threshold is set to 20, which is fairly ineffective. Setting it between 8 and 10 will catch a lot of obvious spam, 4 to 5 will catch about 70% of spam, and for very effective filtering, set it to something like 2 or 3. The lower the threshold is (particularly lower than 3), the more times you should check the quarantine folder to make sure legitimate mail hasn't been filtered by mistake. If a lot of legitimate mail is being filtered, then increase the threshold slightly, to achieve a balance that's right for you. If you have any questions please contact Gavial.
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11 June 2007 20:03:03