Configuring Anti-Spam scan actions on messages

July 4, 2024

ID 91161

To configure the actions to be performed by Kaspersky Security 8 for Linux Mail Server on messages during spam scanning:

  1. In the main window of the program web interface, open the management console tree and select the Rules section.
  2. In the list of rules, click the link with the name of the rule to open the rule for which you want to configure actions on messages during spam scanning.
  3. Select the Anti-Spam section.
  4. Flip on the toggle switch next to the name of the Anti-Spam settings group if it is off.
  5. In the If spam is detected drop-down list, select one of the following actions to take on messages containing spam:
    • Delete message
    • Reject
    • Skip
  6. If you want to configure the program to automatically save copies of messages in Backup before they are processed, select the Move copy to Backup check box.

    By default, the program places a copy of messages in Backup before performing the Delete message action.

  7. In the If probable spam is detected drop-down list, select one of the following actions to take on messages containing probable spam:
    • Delete message
    • Reject
    • Skip
  8. If you want to configure the program to automatically save copies of messages in Backup before they are processed, select the Move copy to Backup check box.

    By default, the program places a copy of messages in Backup before performing the Delete message action.

  9. In the If mail sender's address is blacklisted by DNSBL drop-down list, select one of the following actions to take on messages whose sender has been detected in the DNSBL list and that has been assigned Blacklisted status:
    • Delete message
    • Reject
    • Skip
  10. If you want to configure the program to automatically save copies of messages in Backup before they are processed, select the Move copy to Backup check box.

    By default, the program places a copy of messages in Backup before performing the Delete message action.

  11. In the If mass mailing is detected drop-down list, select one of the following actions to take on messages found to contain mass mailing:
    • Delete message
    • Reject
    • Skip
  12. If you want to configure the program to automatically save copies of messages in Backup before they are processed, select the Move copy to Backup check box.

    By default, the program places a copy of messages in Backup before performing the Delete message action.

  13. Click the Apply button in the lower part of the workspace.

The Skip action is selected by default for all messages.

In order for the settings you have configured to be used during operation of Kaspersky Security 8 for Linux Mail Server, make sure that Anti-Spam scanning of messages is enabled for the rule and the rule for which you have configured settings is enabled.

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

Configuring the Anti-Spam module

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 tags added to message subjects after spam scanning

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