Configuring the Anti-Spam module

July 4, 2024

ID 88730

To configure the Anti-Spam module settings:

  1. In the main window of the program web interface, open the management console tree and select the Settings section and Protection subsection.
  2. In the Anti-Spam section, click any of the Use KSN, Use enforced Anti-Spam Updates Service, Use reputation filtering or Maximum scanning time links to open the Anti-Spam settings window.
  3. In the External services settings group, select one of the following options in the drop-down list Use KSN:
    • Yes, if you want to use KSN.
    • No, if you do not want to use KSN.
  4. In the External services settings group, select one of the following options in the drop-down list Use enforced Anti-Spam Updates Service:
    • Yes, if you want to use enforced Anti-Spam Updates Service.
    • No, if you do not want to use enforced Anti-Spam Updates Service.
  5. In the External services settings group, select one of the following options in the drop-down list Use reputation filtering:
    • Yes, if you want to use reputation filtering.
    • No, if you do not want to use reputation filtering.
  6. In the Performance settings group, in the Maximum scanning time field specify the maximum Anti-Spam scan time in seconds.

    If Anti-Spam scanning of a message does not finish within the time limit you specified, Kaspersky Security 8 for Linux Mail Server:

    • Stops scanning the message (Skip action).
    • Assigns the Error status to the message.
    • Delivers the message to the recipient.
    • Adds the following entry to the /var/log/maillog event log:

      <scan date and time> <Kaspersky Security 8 for Linux Mail Server hostname>: not clean: message-id=<message ID>: relay-ip=<IP address of message recipient's computer>: action="Skipped": rules=<rule ID>: size=<message size>: mail-from=<mail sender's email address>: rcpt-to=<message recipient's email address>: kt-status="NotScanned, disabled by settings", av-status="Clean", ap-status="Clean", as-status="Error", ma-status="NotScanned, disabled by settings", cf-status="NotScanned, disabled by settings">

  7. Click the Apply button.

See also

Anti-Spam protection

About Anti-Spam message scan status labels

Enabling and disabling Anti-Spam protection of messages

Enabling and disabling Anti-Spam scanning of messages for a rule

Setting default values for Anti-Spam engine settings

Configuring the custom DNSBL list for the Anti-Spam engine

Configuring the custom SURBL list for the Anti-Spam engine

Configuring Anti-Spam scan settings for a rule

Configuring Anti-Spam scan actions on messages

Configuring tags added to message subjects after spam scanning

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