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Using mail file rules to prevent spam
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5 Chapter5. Using mail file rules to prevent spam This chapter describes actions that can be taken by the end user to further address the spam problem. As an administrator, you can enable many anti-spam features at the Domino 6 server, and that's where stopping spam is most effective. If the spam messages reach the end user's mail file, part of the damage is already done. However, given that server-based anti-spam measures must address broader spam indicators, not all spam can be blocked at the server. Your end users can build anti-spam mail file rules that are much more specific and aggressive. Building anti-spam mail file rules should be seen as an additional measure in the overall solution to the spam problem. Mail file rules are enforced on the Domino server, so they do use some server processing power. Having a large number of mail file rules, especially rules that scan the body of e-mail messages, might cause performance issues. Because of this, there needs to be some thought and direction given to how the end users set the rules up. In this chapter, we describe how to coach your users to design and set up effective mail file rules, how to implement anti-spam rules, and how to monitor and evaluate the rules once they are in place. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2003. All rights reserved. 65