After activating Anti-Spam, set your preferences. After these are configured, your email is filtered and sorted according to your configuration.
To set default settings for users’ messages
On the POLICY | Anti-Spam > Settings page, scroll to the Email Threat Categories section.
Choose default settings for messages that contain or may contain spam, phishing, and virus issues; see Email Threat Category Settings: Options for options available in the drop-down menus:
Definite Virus (default: Permanently Delete)
Category | Action |
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Filtering off | Anti-Spam does not scan and filter any email for this threat category, so all the email messages are delivered to the recipients. |
Tag With [TAG] |
The email is tagged with a term in the subject line:
Selecting this option allows the user to have control of the email and can junk it if it is unwanted. |
Store in Junk Box | The email message is stored in the Junk Box. It can be unjunked by users and administrators with appropriate permissions. |
Permanently Delete |
The email message is permanently deleted. If you select this option, your organization risks losing wanted email. |
If you are using more than one domain, choose the Multiple Domains option and contact SonicWall or your SonicWall reseller for more information.