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FortiMail

TM

Comprehensive Messaging Security 

The FortiMail family of appliances is a proven, powerful messaging security platform 
for any size organization, from small businesses to carriers, service providers, and 
large enterprises. Purpose-built for the most demanding messaging systems, the 
FortiMail appliances utilize Fortinet’s years of experience in protecting networks 
against spam, malware, and other message-borne threats. 

You can prevent your messaging systems from becoming threat delivery systems 
with FortiMail. Its inbound filtering engine blocks spam and malware before it can 
clog your network and affect users. Its outbound inspection technology prevents 
outbound spam or malware from causing other antispam gateways to blacklist your 
users (including 3G mobile traffic). FortiMail’s dynamic and static user blocking gives 
you granular control over all of your policies and users.

The high-performance threat filtering technology delivered by the FortiMail 
appliances will not affect your users or delay their communications, as the custom-
built hardware and software processes and filters messages in real-time. FortiMail 
also gives you unmatched flexibility to deploy your messaging security in the 
mode that best suits your environment and your users. You can deploy FortiMail in 
Transparent, Gateway, or Server mode, maximizing the effectiveness of the FortiMail 
technology while minimizing the impact on existing services and users.

Transparent Mode

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:  Each network interface includes a proxy that receives 

and relays email. Each proxy can intercept SMTP sessions even though the 
destination IP is not the FortiMail appliance, eliminating the need to change the 
DNS MX record or change the existing mail server network configuration. 
Gateway Mode

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: Provides inbound and outbound proxy MTA services for existing 

email gateways. A simple DNS MX record change redirects email to FortiMail for 
antispam and antivirus scanning. 
Server Mode

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: Delivers full-featured SMTP mail server functionality, with flexible 

support for secure POP3, IMAP and WebMail access.

FortiMail Product 

Family: Comprehensive 

Messaging Security 

The FortiMail product 

line provides specialized 

messaging security system 

for organizations of all sizes. 

From remote or branch offices 

to global carriers, FortiMail 

platforms provide multi-layered 

protection against blended 

message-borne threats 

composed of spam, viruses, 

worms, phishing, and spyware. 
The FortiMail family eliminates 

malicious and harmful content 

quickly and efficiently with 

its three antispam, antivirus, 

and antispyware filtering 

engines. By integrating certified 

spam and virus recognition 

methodologies, FortiMail has 

demonstrated the ability to 

block 99.87% of spam in 

live third-party tests. ICSA 

Labs certifies the accuracy of 

FortiMail’s antispam engine.
Virus Bulleting recently 

awarded FortiMail its VBSpam 

Platinum Award, in recognition 

of FortiMail’s high catch rate 

and low false positives.
FortiGuard

®

 Security 

Subscription Services deliver 

dynamic, automated updates 

for antispam, antivirus, and 

antispyware security services.

 

Deploy FortiMail in Transparent, Gateway, 
or Sever mode, to meet your specific 
messaging security requirements and minimize 
infrastructure changes or service disruptions

Complete multi-layered antivirus, antispam, 
antispyware, and antiphishing security 
protection for an unlimited number of users 

Enables Carriers and Service Providers to block 
spamming endpoints (including smartphones) 
preventing blacklisting of legitimate subscribers

Chose the right appliance or blade that fits your 
environment, including FortiGate-5000 series 
chassis or other ATCA-compliant chassis

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