2 Recommended post-install actions : 2.2 Route spam to dedicated spam folders
2.2
Route spam to dedicated spam folders
To filter out spam from the recipients Inbox, configure GFI MailEssentials to route emails to dedicated spam folders. You can setup a different spam folder for every anti-spam filter. This allows you to categorize email spam and have an insight on which filter blocked your spam – a function important to identify false positives and tweak your filters accordingly.
Enable spam email routing to folders
Different anti-spam ‘move to folder’ actions are available depending on the type of setup you have.
If you are running a Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 infrastructure the following move to folder actions can be triggered:
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In Inbox - Use this option to route spam to the user’s Inbox.
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In Exchange junk email folder – Use this option to route all spam to the user’s default Junk E-mail folder
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In Exchange mailbox sub-folder – Use this option to route all spam to a specific folder in the user’s mailbox.
On other infrastructures, user is allowed to route spam emails to a specific folder on the client/end-user side.
2.2.1
Configuring email routing to folders
NOTE: This section is applicable when GFI MailEssentials is installed on the Microsoft Exchange Server only. If GFI MailEssentials is installed on a separate machine, then refer to section Moving spam email to user’s mailbox folders on page 86 of this manual
1. Launch GFI MailEssentials configuration console by clicking:
Start ► All Programs ►GFI MailEssentials ► GFI MailEssentials Configuration.
2. From the list of filters in Anti-Spam ► Anti-Spam Filters node, right click on the filter to be configured e.g. Header Checking and select Properties.
Screenshot 1 - Configuring the action that should be taken
3. Click on the Actions tab to access options for anti-spam filter actions configuration.
4. Select Deliver email to mailbox and choose one of the following options:
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In Inbox - Use this option to route spam to the user’s Inbox.
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In Exchange junk email folder – Use this option to route all spam to the user’s default Junk E-mail folder
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In Exchange mailbox sub-folder – Use this option to route all spam to a specific folder in the user’s mailbox. Click Configure to launch the Move to Exchange folder dialog and type the folder where to move spam email.
Example: “Inbox\Spam Mail” will create a sub-folder in Inbox named Spam Mail.
5. Click OK to save your configuration.
6. Repeat for all enabled spam filters.