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Verifying Spam Filtering, Testing AntiVirus Filtering, Verifying Spam Filtering to Quarantine, Status

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Control Center Testing and Configuration Verifying Spam Filtering This test assumes you are using default installation settings for spam message handling. To test spam filtering with subject line modification: 1 Create a POP3 account on an email client such as Outlook Express. For the SMTP Server setting on this account, specify the IP address of the machine on which you have installed and started Brightmail Scanner. 2 Compose an email message addressed to an account on the machine running the Brightmail Scanner. 3 Give the message a subject that is easy to find, such as Test Spam Message. 4 To classify the message as spam, include the following URL on a line by itself in the message body: http://www.example.com/url-1.blocked/ 5 Send the message. 6 Check the email account to which you sent the message. You should find a message with the same subject prefixed by the word [Spam]. 7 Send a message that is not spam to the same account used in step 5. 8 After several minutes have passed, in the Brightmail Control Center, click Status > Overview. The Total Spam Messages counter on the Summary page increases by one if filtering is working. Testing AntiVirus Filtering You can verify that antivirus filtering is working correctly by sending a test message containing a pseudo-infected virus. This is not a real virus. To test the AntiVirus Cleaner: 1 Using your preferred email program, create an email message addressed to a test account. 2 Attach a virus test file such as eicar.com to the email. Virus test files are located at http://www.eicar.org/. 3 Send the message. 4 Check the mailbox for the test account to verify receipt of the test message with the added Cleaner message text. Verifying Spam Filtering to Quarantine If you've configured Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam to forward spam messages to Quarantine as described below and both the Brightmail Control Center and at least one Installation Guide 79

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Control Center Testing and Configuration
Installation Guide
79
Verifying Spam Filtering
This test assumes you are using default installation settings for spam message handling.
To test spam filtering with subject line modification:
1
Create a POP3 account on an email client such as Outlook Express.
For the SMTP Server setting on this account, specify the IP address of the machine on
which you have installed and started Brightmail Scanner.
2
Compose an email message addressed to an account on the machine running the
Brightmail Scanner.
3
Give the message a subject that is easy to find, such as
Test Spam Message
.
4
To classify the message as spam, include the following URL on a line by itself in the
message body:
5
Send the message.
6
Check the email account to which you sent the message.
You should find a message with the same subject prefixed by the word
[Spam]
.
7
Send a message that is not spam to the same account used in step 5.
8
After several minutes have passed, in the Brightmail Control Center, click
Status
>
Overview
.
The
Total Spam Messages
counter on the
Summary
page increases by one if filtering
is working.
Testing AntiVirus Filtering
You can verify that antivirus filtering is working correctly by sending a test message
containing a pseudo-infected virus. This is not a real virus.
To test the AntiVirus Cleaner:
1
Using your preferred email program, create an email message addressed to a test
account.
2
Attach a virus test file such as
eicar.com
to the email.
Virus test files are located at
.
3
Send the message.
4
Check the mailbox for the test account to verify receipt of the test message with the
added Cleaner message text.
Verifying Spam Filtering to Quarantine
If you’ve configured Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam to forward spam messages to
Quarantine as described below and both the Brightmail Control Center and at least one