Overview

This article describes the steps on how to block unwanted Email messages written in a particular language, this is useful in cases where you are getting undesired emails or spam on a particular language.

Prerequisites

Ensure that you are logged on to GFI MailEssentials administration console using an account with administrative privileges.

Solution

There are two ways to block unwanted emails written in a specific language in MailEssentials:

1. Language Detection
2. Header Checking

Language Detection

1. Open the GFI MailEssentials Configuration
2. Go to Anti-Spam > Anti-Spam Filters > Language Detection
3. From the General tab, select Filter emails by language option to enable Language Detection.
4. Select the radio button titled Block the list below; or alternatively if desired select Block all except the list below  
5. Select the languages you would like to block, or allow if you chose the latter option in Step 4.
6. Click Apply to save the changes

Header Checking

1. Open the GFI MailEssentials Configuration
2. Go to Anti-Spam > Anti-Spam Filters > Header Checking > Character Sets
3. Check the Block mail that use these languages (character sets) checkbox  
4. Select the radio button titled Block the list below, or alternatively if desired select Block all except the list below
5. Select the languages you would like to block, or allow if you chose the latter option in step 4
6. Click Apply to save the changes