Example Rules

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Digest generation and Quarantines

Email Security will process your Message Rules in priority/rule order. These rules are used, among other things, to determine a Spam Score for each message. The default set of rules contain a Confirm…

Updated 5 months ago

Blocking emails from hacked Gmail accounts

Some Gmail accounts - either legitimate accounts that have been hacked, or spam accounts created for malicious purposes - will send emails with little or no content. For example, an email with a subj…

Updated 2 years ago

Stop specific users from receiving Word documents

This example Rule prevents certain users from receiving Word documents. It could easily be adapted to other types of file attachment. If you want to prevent specific users from receiving emails with…

Updated 6 years ago

Detect credit card numbers in an email

This article explains how to detect an email containing something that looks like a credit card number. Visit your USS Dashboard and click Products ⟶ E-mail Security ⟶ Custom Rule Data. Click to crea…

Updated 2 years ago

Disable spam filtering for specific mailboxes

You may wish to entirely disable spam filtering for certain mailboxes in your organisation. Email Security allows you to do so easily, by simply setting up a new Message Rule. Visit your USS Dashboar…

Updated 3 weeks ago

CoreService2 Anti-Spam Classifications

The below table summarises the Core Service 2 recurrent pattern matching classifications and where they are used within Message Rules. Classification Used in Message Rule Description CoreService2 Con…

Updated 1 month ago

CoreService filter classifications

The below table summarises the Core Service classifications and where they are used within Message Rules. Classification Used in Message Rule Description CoreService Bounce n/a Bounce messages (non-d…

Updated 2 years ago