Configuring the IP Reputation Engine

You can configure how VStream Antispam should handle spam and suspected spam that is detected by the IP Reputation engine.

For information on enabling this engine, see Enabling/Disabling VStream Antispam.

To configure IP Reputation engine settings

Click Antispam in the main menu, and click the Antispam tab.
The VStream Antispam page appears.
Next to the IP Reputation Checking lever, click Settings.
The Antispam IP Reputation Settings page appears.
Complete the fields using the information in the following table.
Click Apply.

Antispam IP Reputation Settings Fields

In this field…	Do this…
Spam	Configure how VStream Antispam should handle spam that is detected using the IP Reputation engine.
Action	Specify the action VStream Antispam should take upon detecting spam, by selecting one of the following: Reject. Block the email. None. Take no action. Note: If the IP Reputation engine is in Monitor Only mode, this setting is ignored. For information on changing the engine's mode, see Enabling/Disabling VStream Antispam.
Track	Specify whether VStream Antispam should log spam, by selecting one of the following: Log. VStream Antispam should log spam. None. VStream Antispam should not log spam.
Confidence	Type the minimum spam confidence level (SCL) needed to fail this check. If an email's SCL matches or exceeds this threshold, the email is considered spam. Setting a higher SCL reduces the number of legitimate emails erroneously identified as spam. Setting a lower SCL increases the amount of spam that is identified as legitimate email. The default value is 90.
Suspected Spam	Configure how VStream Antispam should handle suspected spam that is detected using the IP Reputation engine.
Action	Specify the action VStream Antispam should take upon detecting potential spam, by selecting one of the following: Reject. Block the email. None. Take no action. Note: If the IP Reputation engine is in Monitor Only mode, this setting is ignored. For information on changing the engine's mode, see Enabling/Disabling VStream Antispam.
Track	Specify whether VStream Antispam should log suspected spam, by selecting one of the following: Log. VStream Antispam should log suspected spam. None. VStream Antispam should not log suspected spam.
Confidence	Type the minimum spam confidence level (SCL) needed to fail this check. If an email's SCL matches or exceeds this threshold, the email is considered suspected spam. Setting a higher SCL reduces the number of legitimate emails erroneously identified as suspected spam. Setting a lower SCL increases the amount of potential spam that is identified as legitimate email. The default value is 80.