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Spam email header

Spam email header

The following headers may be added to the x-spaminfo field of email headers:

Header

Description

ipbal, path block/allow ip <IP address>

IP address is contained in the local block/allow list

dnsbl, path block/allow ip <IP address>

Email is contained in configured third-party DNS-based blackhole lists (DNSBL), or Open Relay Behavior-modification Systems (ORBS).

FortiGuard-AntiSpam ip, path block/allow ip <IP address>

IP address is contained in the FortiGuard antispam block/allow list.

FortiGuard-AntiSpam ase,

FortiGuard antispam match (may match using: email checksum, URL check, phishing URL, and others).

email-address, no.<INT> pattern matched

Email address is contained in the local block/allow list.

mime-header, no.<INT> pattern matched

MIME header contains a match for a configured pattern.

bannedword, <listid-hexnum hexnum ... hexnum>

bannedword, <hexnum hexnum ... hexnum>

Email contains one or more words listed in the local banned word list.

helo-dns

Whenever a client opens an SMTP session with a server, the client sends an HELO command with the client domain name. The FortiGate takes the domain name specified by the client in the HELO and performs a DNS lookup to determine if the domain exists. If the lookup fails, the FortiGate determines that any emails delivered during the SMTP session are spam.

return-email, domain <domain name> has neither MX nor A record

FortiGate performs a DNS lookup on the return field. If no such record exists, the email is treated as spam.

return-email, domain name <domain name> has invalid syntax

Invalid return email domain name.

return-email, DNS request error for domain <domain name>

Error when resolving domain name.

Spam email header

Spam email header

The following headers may be added to the x-spaminfo field of email headers:

Header

Description

ipbal, path block/allow ip <IP address>

IP address is contained in the local block/allow list

dnsbl, path block/allow ip <IP address>

Email is contained in configured third-party DNS-based blackhole lists (DNSBL), or Open Relay Behavior-modification Systems (ORBS).

FortiGuard-AntiSpam ip, path block/allow ip <IP address>

IP address is contained in the FortiGuard antispam block/allow list.

FortiGuard-AntiSpam ase,

FortiGuard antispam match (may match using: email checksum, URL check, phishing URL, and others).

email-address, no.<INT> pattern matched

Email address is contained in the local block/allow list.

mime-header, no.<INT> pattern matched

MIME header contains a match for a configured pattern.

bannedword, <listid-hexnum hexnum ... hexnum>

bannedword, <hexnum hexnum ... hexnum>

Email contains one or more words listed in the local banned word list.

helo-dns

Whenever a client opens an SMTP session with a server, the client sends an HELO command with the client domain name. The FortiGate takes the domain name specified by the client in the HELO and performs a DNS lookup to determine if the domain exists. If the lookup fails, the FortiGate determines that any emails delivered during the SMTP session are spam.

return-email, domain <domain name> has neither MX nor A record

FortiGate performs a DNS lookup on the return field. If no such record exists, the email is treated as spam.

return-email, domain name <domain name> has invalid syntax

Invalid return email domain name.

return-email, DNS request error for domain <domain name>

Error when resolving domain name.