Advanced

Figure. Security management: Advanced tab.

Advanced section

Field

Description

Perform a greeting delay for new SMTP connection

Specify a non-zero value here and IceWarp Server will wait this time (specified in seconds) before responding to an incoming SMTP session.

Most spammers systems will time out very quickly as they want to get as much mails delivered as possible within a short time.

Genuine connections will wait.

A bit more advanced method how to do something similar is greylisting in Antispam.

Reject if SMTP AUTH is different from sender

Check this option to reject any connections where the sender's information differs from the information used in the SMTP AUTH command.

Use global level POP before SMTP

Check this option and any IP address from which a successfully authenticated POP or IMAP connection was made in the past N minutes (N specified under Security > GeneralPOP before SMTP (Min)) will be allowed to initialize SMTP session with the same rights as if it was successfully SMTP authenticated.

Relay only if originator's domain is local

Check this option to only allow relaying from local domains.

Require HELO/EHLO

Check this option to deny any connections that do not use the HELO or EHLO commands when they connect. This option should be enabled.

Use HELO/EHLO Filter

Click the Edit File button to open the heloehlo.dat file. Here you can create/edit filters. Syntax rules and examples are given there (click the Comment button to reveal them).

"B" button

 

Click the button to open the Bypass dialog where you can define items that will bypass defined filters.

For more details, refer to the Bypassing Rules / Filters.

Other section

Field

Description

SMTP Policy Banner

Press this button to specify banner text that will be presented to any client connected to the server to send messages.

Examples are given within the file.

Server Title

By default, IceWarp Server will identify itself to a connecting server.

Some hackers can use this information to exploit your server.

Click this button to change the identification text so no-one can identify the server software you are running.

Examples are given within the file.