Bouncing Spam Messages using Rules

To bounce a message that is identified as spam, you must set up a delivery rule at the host level. Before you setup a rule, determine the reason you want to bounce spam messages and identify the corresponding X-IMAIL-SPAM header that is inserted into these types of messages (i.e. X-IMAIL-SPAM- DNSBL). If you want to bounce all spam messages regardless of the reason it was identified as spam, you need to create a rule or rules that search for the generic X-IMAIL- SPAM header. For more information, see Spam X-Header Explanations.

Example:

The following example assumes that you want to bounce all messages that are identified as spam.

To bounce a message that is identified as spam:

1. Make sure that all of the antispam features are setup with the Insert X-Header action to be taken when e-mail is determined to be spam. For more information, see Getting to IMail Inbound Rules Options.
   1. From the home page, click the Domain > Manage Domains tab.
   2. In the Domains list, select a domain. The Domain Properties page appears.
   3. In the navigation pane, click User Administration. The User Administration page appears.
   4. In the User list, select a user. The User Properties page appears.
   5. In the left navigation bar, click Inbound Rules. The Inbound Rules page appears.
2. Click on an e-mail domain's Inbound Rules page, then click Add. Enter the following rule parameters:

Field: Header

Comparison: Contains

Search Text: X-IMAIL-SPAM

1. Click Add. The new rule is added to the list of rules.
2. Select the rule you just added.
3. On the Action Type list, select Bounce.
4. Click Save.