Alt-N Recommended Security, Spam Filter, Anti-Virus, and Outbreak Protection Settings Print

The following screenshots where taken from MDaemon version 16.  Prior versions may not contain all of the features below.

SecurityPlus must be installed and a valid SecurityPlus key must be activated in order to change AntiVirus and Outbreak Protection settings.

1. Navigate to the MDaemon GUI
2. Select Security
3. Select Security Settings

• Security Settings
• Relay Control
  
  
  
• Reverse Lookups
  
  
  
• POP Before SMTP
  
  
  
• Trusted Hosts
  Hosts added to this list will bypass all Security Settings.
  
  
• Trusted IPs
  IP Addresses added to this list will bypass all Security Settings.
  
  
• Sender Authentication
  
• IP Shield
  
  
  
• SMTP Authentication
  
  
  
• SPF Verification
  
  
  
• DKIM Verification
  
  
  
• DKIM Signing
  Click here for more information on configuring the mail server to sign mail using DKIM
  
  
  
• DKIM Settings
  
  
  
• DMARC Verification
  Click here for more information on configuring DNS records for DMARC
  
  
  
• DMARC Reporting
  
  
  
• DMARC Settings
  
  
  
• Screening
• Sender Blacklist
  
  
  
• Recipient Blacklist
  Local domains and/or addresses should not normally exist on this list
  
  
• IP Screen
  
  
• Host Screen
  Recommended values have been pulled from our recommended host screen article.
  
  
  
• Dynamic Screen
  
  
• Hijack Detection
  
  
  
• Spambot Detection
  
  
  
• SSL & TLS
• MDaemon
  A third party or self-signed certificate must exist in the server's certificate store to use SSL, STARTTLS, and STLS
  
  
  
• WorldClient (web mail)
  You may use the same certificate for WorldClient SSL connections.
  HTTPS only and HTTP redirected to HTTPS will disable non-SSL connections from occurring for web mail.
  
  
  
• Remote Administration
  You may use the same certificate for WorldClient and/or MDaemon SSL connections.
  HTTPS only and HTTP redirected to HTTPS will disable non-SSL connections from occurring for remote administration sessions.
  
  
  
• STARTTLS White List
  Hosts/IPs added to this list will be exempt from using STARTTLS during SMTP sessions.
  
  
• STARTTLS Required List
  Hosts/IPs added to this list will be required to use STARTTLS.
  
  
• Other
• Backscatter Protection
  
  
  
• Tarpitting
  
  
  
• Greylisting
  
  
  
• LAN Domains
  Domains listed here are considered by MDaemon to be part of the local area network (LAN)..
  
  
• LAN IPs
  IPs listed here will be considered by MDaemon to be part of the local area network (LAN).
  
  
• Site Policy
  Text transmitted during the initial connection of each SMTP session.
  Policies should be limited to 15 lines with 75 characters per line.

Recommended AntiVirus Settings

• SecurityPlus must be installed and activated to access this menu.

1. Navigate to the MDaemon GUI
2. Select Security 
3. Select AntiVirus
   

• Content Filter
  
• AntiVirus
  
  

Recommended Outbreak Protection Settings

• SecurityPlus must be installed and activated to access this menu.

1. Navigate to the MDaemon GUI
2. Select Security
3. Select Outbreak Protection
   
   
• Outbreak Protection
  
  

Recommended Spam Filter Settings

1. Navigate to the MDaemon GUI
2. Select Security
3. Select Spam Filter

• Spam Filter
  
  
  
• Bayesian Classification
  
  
  
• Bayesian Auto-learning
  
  
  
• Spam Daemon (MDSpamD)
  No changes to be made here unless instructed to from technical support.
  
  
• White List (Automatic)
  
  
  
• White List (no filtering)
  Local domains/addresses should not be on this list
  
  
• White List (by recipient)
  Local domains/addresses should not be on this list
  
  
• White List (by sender)
  Local domains/addresses should not be on this list
  
  
• Black List (by sender)
  Local domains/addresses should not be on this list
  
  
• Updates
  
  
  
• Reporting
  
  
  
• Settings
  
  
  

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