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Spam filter Configuring the email address list
FortiGate-100A Administration Guide 01-28007-0068-20041203 331
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.