Topic: Deleting Spam on server

[anaza19]

hi everybody, this is my first post, i have already configured my SME server 7.3 but i have realized that i'm receiving spam mail.. is there any way so that the server delete it automatically , that way i won't receive then in my OutLook express?
Thank u

[Smitro]

Do you want to delete it completely? Or you could just sort it to the junkmail folder. The junkmail automaticly deletes anything in it after 30 days. It's handy in case something you wanted gets sorted as spam, then you can check the folder.

I guess alternativly you could just set your reject level to the same as your tag level. That will just reject it as it comes in.

It's all in the Server Manager > E-mail > E-mail Filtering Settings

[brianr]

you can set the server up to delete spam emails which have a spamassassin score of more that a specific threshold.

You can do this in server-manager/email/change email filtering settings/

then set "Spam sensitivity" to "custom"
    
"Custom spam tagging level" to (eg) 5

"Custom spam rejection level" to (eg) 12

then click "save" to apply the settings.

this will then mean that emails with a score over 12 will be deleted silently, over 5, will be retained, but either dropped into the "junkmail" imap folder and/or tagged with "spam" in the subject line.  These are controlled by the "Sort spam into junkmail folder" option and the "Modify subject of spam messages" option.

Look in the wiki documentation for more details:

http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter13#E-mail_Filtering



    

[janet]

anaza19

Follow these instructions to reject spam completely
http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:FAQ#Real-time_Blackhole_List_.28RBL.29

[mercyh]

For a short discussion on how others have handled spam see the thread here:
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=40709.0