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Subject Tagging

The mail filter can add tags to the subject of the messages that it has identified as illegitimate or harmful. These tags will be prepended to the subject of mail passing through the filter so the recipient can identify or classify the messages easily. You may enable/disable subject tagging and change the tags.

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Mail Bomb Subject
The subject tag for mail bombs. The mail filter will open archive files in attachments (Eg: ZIP files) before scanning them for viruses. Mail bombs are certain malicious archive files which expand to a very large size while opening, making it impossible to scan them. These mail bombs are intended to choke mail filters. The Secure Mail Suite can detect mail bombs and attach a tag to the subject of these mails.
Spam Subject
Subject tag for mail identified by the filter as bulk mail (spam). If disabled, no tags will be attached to the mail. To enabled tagging, select Enabled, and enter the tag in the box.
Stripped Attachment Subject
Subject tag for mail from which attachments were removed by the mail filter. Attachment handling can be configured in the section below.
Password Protected Attachment Subject
Certain viruses come in attachments that are zipped with a password. The password is usually mentioned in the body of the mail. Usually, the recipient may be tempted to open the zip file supplying this password, causing infection. Opening the password protected attachments from the scanner is almost impossible, making it very difficult to scan them for viruses. Here you can specify a subject tag for mail which are unchecked due to a password protected attachment.


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