3.5	Generating spam digests

The spam digest is a short report sent to an administrator or user via email. This report lists the total number of emails processed by GFI MailEssentials and the number of spam emails blocked over a specific period of time (…mainly since the last spam digest).

3.5.1

Configuring spam digests

Administrator spam digest

1. Select Anti-Spam ► Spam Digest ► Properties.

Screenshot 6 – Spam digest properties/Administrator spam digest

2. From the Administrator Digest tab, click Send administrator spam digest to enable spam digest.

3. Configure the desired sending frequency (Daily, Weekly, Monthly) from the Sending schedule drop-down.

4. Specify the digest content that will be sent in the email, either a Total count of processed email and spam or Total spam captured per spam filter or both.

5. Finalize settings by selecting Apply and OK.

Recipient spam digest

1. Select Anti-Spam ► Spam Digest ► Properties.

Screenshot 7 – Recipient spam digest

2. From the Recipient Digest tab, select Spam recipient spam digest to enable spam digest.

3. Configure the desired sending frequency from Sending schedule.

4. Specify the digest content that will be sent in the email:

•	Total count of processed email and spam

•	Total spam captured per spam filter

•	List of blocked spam

or any combination of options as required.

Screenshot 8 – Spam digest recipient list

5. Click on the Recipients list tab, add the users to receive the spam digest and select the method used to determine who should receive the spam digest. Available options are:

•	Only users listed below should receive the recipient spam digest.

•	All users except the ones listed below will receive the recipient spam digest.

NOTE: The required list of users can also be imported from a file in XML format in the same structure that GFI MailEssentials would export files.

6. Select Apply and OK to finalize settings.