SonicOS 7.0 Anti-Spam

Configuring Advanced Settings

On the Advanced Settings tab, you can set the email options described in POLICY | Anti-Spam > Settings.

Anti-Spam > Settings | Advanced Settings
Setting Type Setting Description
Anti-Spam Advanced Settings Allow/Reject delivery of unprocessed mails when SonicWall Anti-Spam Service is unavailable

If the Anti-Spam service is not enabled or unavailable for some other reason, you can choose to let all unprocessed emails go through or to reject all unprocessed emails. Spam messages are delivered to users as well as good email.

Choose from the drop-down menu:

  • Allow (default)
  • Reject
Tag and Deliver/Delete Emails when SonicWall Junk Store is unavailable

If Junk Store cannot accept spam messages, you can choose to delete them or deliver them with cautionary subject lines such as [Phishing]

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Choose from the drop-down menu:

  • Tag & Deliver (default)
  • Delete
Monitoring Service Probes Probe Interval (minutes) Set the timer frequency, in minutes, for probing Email Security components in the WAN and LAN networks. The minimum time is 1 minute, the maximum is 60 minutes, and the default is 5 minutes.
Probe Timeout (seconds) Set the time, in seconds, for the probe to wait for response from the target before flagging as failure. The minimum time is 30 seconds, the maximum is 300 seconds, and the default is 30 seconds.
Success Count Threshold Set the number of consecutive successful responses before declaring the entity as operational. The minimum number is 1 response, the maximum is 10 responses, and the default is 1 response.
Failure Count Threshold Set the number of consecutive successful responses before declaring the entity as unreachable. The minimum number is 1 response, the maximum is 10 responses, and the default is 3 response.
Destination Mail Server Settings Server Public IP Address The IP address of the server that is available for external connections. MTAs use this WAN IP address for SMTP connection. This number is populated by the address you specified when activating and installing Anti-Spam and Junk Store. You can change the address.
Server Private IP Address The IP address of the server for internal traffic. This is the internal mail server IP address behind the appliance. This number is populated automatically by the address you specified when activating and installing Anti-Spam and Junk Store. You can change the address.
Inbound Email Port The TCP service port your appliance has open to receive inbound emails. The minimum is 0, the maximum is 65535, and the default is function generated.
Junk Store Settings Use Destination Mail Server Private Address as Junk Store Address

If the Junk Store is on the destination mail server, select the checkbox. The address is populated automatically by the address you specified when activating and installing Anti-Spam and Junk Store. You can change the address. This checkbox is selected by default, and the Junk Store IP Address field is dimmed.

To change the address

  1. Uncheck the checkbox. The Junk Store IP Address field becomes available.
  2. Enter the Junk Store IP address of where the server is located.
Others Enable Email Subsystem Detection Enables discover of available email system resources in the network. This checkbox is selected by default.

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