Slamming Spam: A Guide for System Administrators

McAfee SpamKiller for Exchange

McAfee SpamKiller for Exchange 2.1.1 is the second generation of the product originally based upon the SpamAssassin open source software. The biggest change from the first iteration is the addition of a policy framework in managing rulesets. This functionality allows the mail administrator to control objectionable content as it enters the mail server.

Policy groups, as they are known, can be applied at the following levels:

• Global

• Geographic area

• Business function

• Domain

• Department

• Mailbox

An administrator could easily apply a policy to all users by activating it at the global level, or to particular email groups by virtue of the policy group framework. Some of the ruleset types that can be utilized with SpamKiller ...