SURFmailfilter

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The SURFmailfilter checks all incoming mail for the nikhef.nl domain. This external filter replaces the local Nikhef spam and virus checkers.

Modify filter configuration

The filter configuration can be modified per user via a web interface. The filter itself is maintained by SURFnet and is used by other SURFnet members as well. The filter is complex and very effective.

Te end-user can select one out of three predefined filters: default, mild and aggressive.

The recommended filter is the default one. The spam score of this filter is 5, the autoreject score is 10:

• mails are marked as spam between 5 and 10 are sent to your inbox
• mails marked more than 10 will be rejected by the filter.

You might want to add addresses to the black- and whitelist of this filter. This filter is the recommended one to do this (not the filter in the webmail). Use the web interface of the SURFmail filter to configure your black- and whitelists

Perform the following steps to login to the filter:

• Go to the login page.
• Do NOT use the Please Login box (for domain adminstrators only), INSTEAD go to Log in using SURFfederatie.
• Select 'Nikhef' and login with your standard Nikhef user name and password.

Useful links:

• The SURFnet web page describing the SURFmailfiter.
• Information for administrators can be found in this document: Handleiding SURFmailfiter, this manual provides a useful summary of the filter process and settings.
• The CanIt-PRO User's Guide contains detailed information for the end user of the mail filter.