Anti spam 

Table of Contents: Administering Lotus Foundations Start: FS12

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Included with IBM® Lotus Foundations™ is the ability to use real-time block lists (RBLs).

The RBL feature uses publicly accessible third-party RBL servers to compare the IP address of incoming email to a list of known spammers. If the IP is on the list then the email is rejected. The list of RBL providers used by IBM Lotus Foundations is dynamically updated when necessary. Your server's Software Update service checks IBM's Software Update servers for any changes daily. If you want to use a provider not currently used by default, you can update the list by following the instructions included in http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21387961 .

To enable RBL, follow these steps:

1. Click Email Server in the left menu of WebConfig.
2. Click the Filters tab.
3. Select one of the following options:
• Strong RBL - Stronger check of spam candidates than Medium RBL.
• Medium RBL - Blocks known spam servers. Medium RBL blocks most spam email.
• No RBL - Disables RBL spam protection.
  
  
4. Click Save Changes.
   
   

An optional Spam Scanner license can be purchased. The Spam Scanner license provides the following enhanced functionality:

• White and black lists at both the global and user level
• Content Scanner
• Network Scanner
  
  

For information on these additional features, see the IBM Lotus Foundations Anti Spam addon .