CONFIGURING SPAM FILTER

Follow the instructions below, or view a PDF illustration, or watch an online tutorial.

   
SPAM Blocking & Quarantine Management Policy

Daily Blocked SPAM Report (Opt In)

INITIAL SETTINGS

QUARANTINE INBOX

WHITELIST


Initial Settings to Enable Quarantine

  • Open a web browser to https://spamcheck.svsu.edu/ (the https is critical)

  • If messages come up prompting you to accept a certificate, choose to accept it and continue.

  • Enter your username and password. Click ...Login.

  • Click the Preferences tab

  • Click Quarantine Settings

  • Choose Yes to Enable Quarantine. Click the Save Changes button.

  • Change the Notification Interval to your preferred timing (Daily is recommended). Click the Save Changes button.

  • Click the Spam Settings tab.

  • Choose No to Use System Defaults. Click the Save Changes button.

Set your preferred Tag, Quarantine and Block Scores.

 

The settings below are recommended settings, as they have proven to reduce the amount of spam being delivered to your Vmail account.  A word of caution: Users may adjust the settings, but may inadvertently increase the flow of spam or completely block all incoming messages with improper settings. ITS recommends the Quarantine of spam, versus Tagging all incoming (which, if combined with Vmail filters may provide more user control if used properly).


Tag = 10     Quarantine = 2.5    Block = 5

• Tag score: Messages with a score above this threshold, but below the
quarantine threshold, are delivered to you with the word [BULK] added to the
subject line. Any message with a score below this setting is automatically
allowed.
• Quarantine score: Messages with a score above this threshold, but below the
block threshold, are forwarded to your quarantine mailbox. You have 7 days to
review messages in quarantine before they are removed. Messages with a score below this threshold are delivered to your email inbox.
• Block score: Messages with a score above this threshold are not delivered to
your inbox.

QUARANTINE INBOX


BUTTON CLARIFICATION:


Deliver--The deliver button allows for you to send checked messages to your inbox.

Whitelist--The Whitelist button allows checked messages to enter your mailbox.
The system takes the sender of the checked messages and adds them to a list of mail you will allow to go to your inbox.

Whitelist/Not Spam--The Whitelist/Not Spam button allows checked messages to enter your mailbox. The system takes the sender of the checked messages and adds
them to two lists. The first list the Whitelist for your personal account, and the second is the Not Spam List on the system’s database.
 
Delete--The delete button will remove checked messages.

Classify as Spam--The Classify as Spam Button will add the senders of checked messages to a list on the system’s database that will be considered spam and not sent to
other users.

Classify as Not Spam--The Classify as Not Spam button will add the senders of checked messages to a list on the system’s database that will be considered not spam and will
be allowed to be sent to other users.

WHITELIST


The system allows the user to enter email addresses that will not be analyzed for spam, but will be scanned for viruses.  The addresses entered will all be delivered to your email inbox.

  • Open a web browser to https://spamcheck.svsu.edu/. 
  •  If messages come up prompting you to accept a certificate, choose to accept it and continue.
  • Enter your username and password. Click ...Login.
  • Click the Preferences tab
  • Click on Whitelist/Blacklist
  • Enter email address
  • Click Add

If you require further assistance on configuring your spam filter - contact the Support Center in South Campus B 128, or call us at 989.964.4225