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... Microsoft products referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft. Patent No. 6,052,709. Symantec and the Symantec logo are the property of Symantec Corporation. Cupertino, CA 95014 U.S.A. registered trademarks and Symantec Security Response (SSR) is protected under U.S. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam is a trademark of their respective owners. For third party notices, see Appendix B, "Third Party Licenses...
... Microsoft products referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft. Patent No. 6,052,709. Symantec and the Symantec logo are the property of Symantec Corporation. Cupertino, CA 95014 U.S.A. registered trademarks and Symantec Security Response (SSR) is protected under U.S. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam is a trademark of their respective owners. For third party notices, see Appendix B, "Third Party Licenses...
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... Contents Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview 1 What's New in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 2 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Architecture Overview 3 Brightmail Scanner 4 Brightmail Control Center 5 Group Policies, Email Categories, and Filtering Actions 6 Brightmail Filters 8 AntiSpam Filters 8 Content Filters 9 Blocked and Allowed Senders Lists 9 AntiVirus Filters 10 Brightmail Conduit 11 Brightmail Quarantine 11 Spam Foldering and Submissions 11 Installation Sequence 12 Installing Brightmail Scanner for Sendmail 15 Preparing to Install Brightmail Scanner...
... Contents Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview 1 What's New in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 2 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Architecture Overview 3 Brightmail Scanner 4 Brightmail Control Center 5 Group Policies, Email Categories, and Filtering Actions 6 Brightmail Filters 8 AntiSpam Filters 8 Content Filters 9 Blocked and Allowed Senders Lists 9 AntiVirus Filters 10 Brightmail Conduit 11 Brightmail Quarantine 11 Spam Foldering and Submissions 11 Installation Sequence 12 Installing Brightmail Scanner for Sendmail 15 Preparing to Install Brightmail Scanner...
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... Uninstalling Brightmail Control Center on UNIX 73 Uninstalling Brightmail Control Center on Windows 73 Control Center Testing and Configuration 75 Testing Installation of the Brightmail Control Center 76 Reviewing the Installation Log 76 Logging in and Logging out 76 Checking Versions 76 Adding a Brightmail Scanner 77 Starting a Brightmail Scanner from the Brightmail Control Center . . 78 iv Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam...
... Uninstalling Brightmail Control Center on UNIX 73 Uninstalling Brightmail Control Center on Windows 73 Control Center Testing and Configuration 75 Testing Installation of the Brightmail Control Center 76 Reviewing the Installation Log 76 Logging in and Logging out 76 Checking Versions 76 Adding a Brightmail Scanner 77 Starting a Brightmail Scanner from the Brightmail Control Center . . 78 iv Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam...
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... 105 Appendix A: Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Files 107 Brightmail Scanner on UNIX 108 Brightmail Scanner, Complete (Brightmail Server, Brightmail Client 108 Brightmail Scanner Installation with Brightmail Server Only . . . . . 113 Brightmail Scanner Installation with Brightmail Client Only . . . . . 118 Brightmail Scanner on Windows 120 Brightmail Scanner, Complete (Brightmail Server, Brightmail Client 120 Brightmail Scanner Installation with Brightmail Server Only . . . . . 127 Brightmail Scanner Installation with Brightmail Client Only . . . . . 132 Brightmail Control Center on...
... 105 Appendix A: Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Files 107 Brightmail Scanner on UNIX 108 Brightmail Scanner, Complete (Brightmail Server, Brightmail Client 108 Brightmail Scanner Installation with Brightmail Server Only . . . . . 113 Brightmail Scanner Installation with Brightmail Client Only . . . . . 118 Brightmail Scanner on Windows 120 Brightmail Scanner, Complete (Brightmail Server, Brightmail Client 120 Brightmail Scanner Installation with Brightmail Server Only . . . . . 127 Brightmail Scanner Installation with Brightmail Client Only . . . . . 132 Brightmail Control Center on...
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... viruses from your email. • Content Filters supplement AntiSpam Filters; Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam software filters email in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam • Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Architecture Overview • Group Policies, Email Categories, and Filtering Actions • Brightmail Filters • Brightmail Conduit • Brightmail Quarantine • Spam Foldering and Submissions • Installation Sequence Installation Guide 1 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam includes the Brightmail Reputation Service, which consists of legitimate email. This...
... viruses from your email. • Content Filters supplement AntiSpam Filters; Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam software filters email in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam • Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Architecture Overview • Group Policies, Email Categories, and Filtering Actions • Brightmail Filters • Brightmail Conduit • Brightmail Quarantine • Spam Foldering and Submissions • Installation Sequence Installation Guide 1 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam includes the Brightmail Reputation Service, which consists of legitimate email. This...
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... automatically and filters your Brightmail Scanners from a selection of the Brightmail Reputation Service. and the next generation of interest. Quarantine Management and End User Improvements Brightmail Quarantine is a Web-based cross-platform configuration and administration center built in Java. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview What's New in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Version 6.0 provides the following components: Brightmail Server, Brightmail Client. each computer filtering...
... automatically and filters your Brightmail Scanners from a selection of the Brightmail Reputation Service. and the next generation of interest. Quarantine Management and End User Improvements Brightmail Quarantine is a Web-based cross-platform configuration and administration center built in Java. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview What's New in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Version 6.0 provides the following components: Brightmail Server, Brightmail Client. each computer filtering...
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...message is verified as a spam filter. This combination of automation and human intervention allows Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam to adapt in spam and add a proactive element to our spam-fighting arsenal. By targeting filters against... or similar messages. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam heuristic filters are designed to thwart specific spam attacks. The BLOC continuously provides updated filters to Brightmail Servers on your customers of unwanted email. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Architecture Overview Using Brightmail AntiSpam, you set of heuristic...
...message is verified as a spam filter. This combination of automation and human intervention allows Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam to adapt in spam and add a proactive element to our spam-fighting arsenal. By targeting filters against... or similar messages. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam heuristic filters are designed to thwart specific spam attacks. The BLOC continuously provides updated filters to Brightmail Servers on your customers of unwanted email. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Architecture Overview Using Brightmail AntiSpam, you set of heuristic...
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... the following: - Each Brightmail Scanner contains: • A Brightmail Agent • One or both of Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam can have one or more Brightmail Scanners. A Brightmail Client. Figure 1. If the Brightmail Scanner contains a Brightmail Client, then a supported mail transfer agent (MTA) must also reside on the same computer. 4 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ Brightmail Scanners perform the actual filtering of Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam. A Brightmail Server - Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Figure 1 shows an...
... the following: - Each Brightmail Scanner contains: • A Brightmail Agent • One or both of Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam can have one or more Brightmail Scanners. A Brightmail Client. Figure 1. If the Brightmail Scanner contains a Brightmail Client, then a supported mail transfer agent (MTA) must also reside on the same computer. 4 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ Brightmail Scanners perform the actual filtering of Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam. A Brightmail Server - Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Figure 1 shows an...
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.... This is the central nervous system of -the-art technologies, the Brightmail Server filters messages for Brightmail Control Center screens. You can use multiple Brightmail Clients; Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Brightmail Agent This component communicates with the Brightmail Agent on the same computer. Brightmail Control Center Each Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam installation has exactly one can talk to support centralized configuration and administration...
.... This is the central nervous system of -the-art technologies, the Brightmail Server filters messages for Brightmail Control Center screens. You can use multiple Brightmail Clients; Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Brightmail Agent This component communicates with the Brightmail Agent on the same computer. Brightmail Control Center Each Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam installation has exactly one can talk to support centralized configuration and administration...
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Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Server) performs Web hosting functions for different groups of Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam installed at your site. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Components Group Policies, Email Categories, and Filtering Actions Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam provides a wide variety of actions for filtering email, and allows you to either set identical options for all users, or specify different actions for the Brightmail Control Center and Brightmail Quarantine. Figure 2 shows the major components of users. 6 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ Figure 2.
Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Server) performs Web hosting functions for different groups of Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam installed at your site. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Components Group Policies, Email Categories, and Filtering Actions Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam provides a wide variety of actions for filtering email, and allows you to either set identical options for all users, or specify different actions for the Brightmail Control Center and Brightmail Quarantine. Figure 2 shows the major components of users. 6 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ Figure 2.
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...; Unscannable emails - You can specify a list of blocked senders, and you can also specify trusted senders by creating an Allowed Senders List and by default. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview You can specify email filtering actions for the following : • Deliver messages normally. • Mark messages as spam, either by altering the subject line...
...; Unscannable emails - You can specify a list of blocked senders, and you can also specify trusted senders by creating an Allowed Senders List and by default. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview You can specify email filtering actions for the following : • Deliver messages normally. • Mark messages as spam, either by altering the subject line...
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... Each characteristic is assigned a spam probability, and the message is reached, Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam determines the message to be unique across similar spam messages. 8 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ URL Filters - Some technologies perform sophisticated comparisons with the latest spam ... headers. Although the underlying URLs do not change frequently, spammers attempt to be spam. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Brightmail Filters Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam employs the following four major types of false positives-demands a careful and flexible approach to...
... Each characteristic is assigned a spam probability, and the message is reached, Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam determines the message to be unique across similar spam messages. 8 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ URL Filters - Some technologies perform sophisticated comparisons with the latest spam ... headers. Although the underlying URLs do not change frequently, spammers attempt to be spam. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Brightmail Filters Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam employs the following four major types of false positives-demands a careful and flexible approach to...
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...Filters include BrightSig2 Filters, Body Hash Filters and Attachment Filters. Unless AntiVirus Filters detect a virus or worm, Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam treats mail coming from blocked senders for sending unsolicited bulk email. You therefore cannot choose message handling actions for ... of blocked and allowed senders (also known as legitimate mail. You have three sets of Symantec's Heuristic Filters). Subscribers Installation Guide 9 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Signature Filters - When messages flow into the BLOC, they are applied to messages from...
...Filters include BrightSig2 Filters, Body Hash Filters and Attachment Filters. Unless AntiVirus Filters detect a virus or worm, Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam treats mail coming from blocked senders for sending unsolicited bulk email. You therefore cannot choose message handling actions for ... of blocked and allowed senders (also known as legitimate mail. You have three sets of Symantec's Heuristic Filters). Subscribers Installation Guide 9 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview Signature Filters - When messages flow into the BLOC, they are applied to messages from...
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... whitelists can thus block or delete mail from which virtually no valuable purpose. 10 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ The Suspect List is spam. For example, you can instruct the Brightmail Scanner to delete the message or to DNS lists can leverage a list of viruses... although clean from viruses, server no outgoing email is a dynamic database containing IP addresses of IP addresses from these blacklisted hosts. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview to clean and then deliver the message. You can add a DNS blacklist as a third party allowed senders list. - ...
... whitelists can thus block or delete mail from which virtually no valuable purpose. 10 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ The Suspect List is spam. For example, you can instruct the Brightmail Scanner to delete the message or to DNS lists can leverage a list of viruses... although clean from viruses, server no outgoing email is a dynamic database containing IP addresses of IP addresses from these blacklisted hosts. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview to clean and then deliver the message. You can add a DNS blacklist as a third party allowed senders list. - ...
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... statistics, both for Domino, designed to messages that runs at your site. Spam Foldering and Submissions Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam features the Spam Folder Agent and the Symantec Spam Folder Agent for use by the BLOC and by an Expunger process. A Java-based Web Server... Web site every minute to check for Domino also allows users to submit missed spam and false positives to create filters. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview The Cleaner creates a configurable advisory text message. The spam folder agents relieve end users and administrators of the burden ...
... statistics, both for Domino, designed to messages that runs at your site. Spam Foldering and Submissions Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam features the Spam Folder Agent and the Symantec Spam Folder Agent for use by the BLOC and by an Expunger process. A Java-based Web Server... Web site every minute to check for Domino also allows users to submit missed spam and false positives to create filters. Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview The Cleaner creates a configurable advisory text message. The spam folder agents relieve end users and administrators of the burden ...
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... in , user submissions can also be sent automatically to "Plug-Ins and Foldering," on page 67. 12 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ "Create Required Accounts and Directories," on page 58 - "Software Environment Requirements," on page 18 - To install Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam: 1 Verify your feedback on page 46. "Operating System Compatibility," on page 58 2 Install at least one...
... in , user submissions can also be sent automatically to "Plug-Ins and Foldering," on page 67. 12 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ "Create Required Accounts and Directories," on page 58 - "Software Environment Requirements," on page 18 - To install Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam: 1 Verify your feedback on page 46. "Operating System Compatibility," on page 58 2 Install at least one...
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Installation Guide 13 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview 4 Add a Brightmail Scanner using the Brightmail Control Center as described in "Adding a Brightmail Scanner," on page 77. 5 Make sure the Brightmail Scanner can be turned on by the Brightmail Control Center as described in "Starting a Brightmail Scanner from the Brightmail Control Center," on page 78. 6 Test that filtering is working as described in "Testing Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Filtering," on page 78.
Installation Guide 13 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Overview 4 Add a Brightmail Scanner using the Brightmail Control Center as described in "Adding a Brightmail Scanner," on page 77. 5 Make sure the Brightmail Scanner can be turned on by the Brightmail Control Center as described in "Starting a Brightmail Scanner from the Brightmail Control Center," on page 78. 6 Test that filtering is working as described in "Testing Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Filtering," on page 78.
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...su or sudo • 82 MB of free disk space for the installed files • 172 MB of Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam is required for Sendmail • Linux - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 - GNU tar for HTTPS communication.... see the Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Deployment Planning Guide. For registration and ongoing operations, Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam communicates with the BLOC 16 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ Solaris 8 or 9 For Solaris 8, patch 112438 is required to run executables. Installing Brightmail Scanner for each computer running Brightmail Scanner. ...
...su or sudo • 82 MB of free disk space for the installed files • 172 MB of Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam is required for Sendmail • Linux - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 - GNU tar for HTTPS communication.... see the Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Deployment Planning Guide. For registration and ongoing operations, Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam communicates with the BLOC 16 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ Solaris 8 or 9 For Solaris 8, patch 112438 is required to run executables. Installing Brightmail Scanner for each computer running Brightmail Scanner. ...
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...To compile Sendmail 8.12 to identify spam accurately depends on the Sendmail Web site: http://www.sendmail.org. NOTE: Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam's ability to use external mail filters: 1 Log in their original form. Enable Sendmail External Filtering Your Sendmail installation ...as root. 2 Change to the build configuration file in the Sendmail directory and build a new version of message bodies may undermine Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam's effectiveness. Otherwise, follow the steps below to add the necessary lines to your Sendmail installation has the required Milter support and you ...
...To compile Sendmail 8.12 to identify spam accurately depends on the Sendmail Web site: http://www.sendmail.org. NOTE: Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam's ability to use external mail filters: 1 Log in their original form. Enable Sendmail External Filtering Your Sendmail installation ...as root. 2 Change to the build configuration file in the Sendmail directory and build a new version of message bodies may undermine Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam's effectiveness. Otherwise, follow the steps below to add the necessary lines to your Sendmail installation has the required Milter support and you ...
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...: $ su Password: your_root_password # groupadd bmi # useradd -c "dummy user for Brightmail" -d /opt/symantec/sbas/Scanner -m -g \ bmi mailwall For Linux users: $ su Password: your_root_password # groupadd -r bmi # useradd -c "dummy user for Brightmail" -d /opt/symantec/sbas/Scanner -m -r \ -g bmi mailwall NOTE: The -r flag (Red Hat...Be sure to check the text for the mailwall account so that all mail sent to mailwall is read by an administrator. 18 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ Version 8.12.11 Compiled with the new settings: # sh Build -c 6 To verify external filter support, type the...
...: $ su Password: your_root_password # groupadd bmi # useradd -c "dummy user for Brightmail" -d /opt/symantec/sbas/Scanner -m -g \ bmi mailwall For Linux users: $ su Password: your_root_password # groupadd -r bmi # useradd -c "dummy user for Brightmail" -d /opt/symantec/sbas/Scanner -m -r \ -g bmi mailwall NOTE: The -r flag (Red Hat...Be sure to check the text for the mailwall account so that all mail sent to mailwall is read by an administrator. 18 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam™ Version 8.12.11 Compiled with the new settings: # sh Build -c 6 To verify external filter support, type the...