Dear IMail Forum: I would like to introduce the new IMail Newsletter. The IMail Newsletter is focused on helping our customers use IMail Server more effectively. Each monthly issue features the Tip of the Month, Question of the Month, Top KnowledgeBase Articles, and Specials that may include security or bug alerts, new release information or general messaging information.
I have included a copy of the first newsletter below. This is an opt-in newsletter and the sign-up form is on the IMail Support Center at: http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/IMail/newsletter.html This is not a marketing or sales newsletter and is not a replacement for contacting technical support if you need assistance. Thank you for your continued support of Ipswitch and IMail Server. John Korsak Product Marketing Manager, IMail Server ********************************************* IMAIL NEWSLETTER - March, 2002 In this issue ... o TIP OF THE MONTH: Mail Relay Options Explained o QUESTION OF THE MONTH: How can I use rules to filter spam? o TOP KNOWLEDGE BASE ARTICLES >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< TIP OF THE MONTH: Mail Relay Options Explained IMail Server will always accept mail addressed to any of its users. If the message is not addressed to a local user then IMail will check the mail relay options to see if the message will be accepted for delivery. Email sent using Web Messaging is not subject to the mail relay rules. 'No Mail Relay' is the most secure option. The only way to send a message to an external domain is to use SMTP AUTH. SMTP AUTH is a method whereby the client has to authenticate by providing their username and password prior to sending the outbound email. 'Relay for Addresses' is the most used option. By choosing this option, IMail will check the IP address of the sending client against the list of acceptable addresses before accepting an email addressed to an external domain. The list of acceptable addresses is provided by the administrator. This option should be used whenever possible. If the sending client does not have an IP address in the acceptable range, they could still send outbound email by using SMTP AUTH. 'Relay for Local Hosts' and 'Relay for Local Users' are less secure and can lead to your domain getting added to a blacklist (you will not be able to send mail to some domains). These options check to see if the "from address" of a message is from a domain or user that is on IMail. If the domain or user does not match, IMail will reject the message. More Tips Can Be Found In the Ipswitch Knowledge Base http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< QUESTION OF THE MONTH Question: How can I use rules to filter spam? Answer: The most common method for using rules to block spam is to search the subject and body of the message for objectionable content. For example, the following rule would catch any email with "XXX" in the subject line and send to a submailbox called spambox: S~XXX:spambox If you want to search the body of the message, you could use a rule similar to this: B~badword:spambox >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< TOP KNOWLEDGE BASE ARTICLES How to use Rules to clean up SPAM mail: http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19980116-DD08.htm Mail Relay Options: http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19980116-JB02 Blank email messages and the Badtrans virus: http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-20011127-DM01 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< IMail Server Support Center The IMail Server Support Center includes useful tools and tips such as: the Ipswitch Knowledge Base, Patches and Upgrades, Helper Applications, User Guides and Product Discussion Forums to name a few. Visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ for more information. ********************************************************** Ipswitch is committed to protecting your privacy. We will not sell, trade or give-away subscriber email addresses to others. To unsubscribe from this newsletter please visit: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/imail/newsletter.html Copyright 2002 by Ipswitch, Inc. Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
