Cisco Cisco Email Security Appliance X1050 Troubleshooting Guide

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ESA FAQ: How can I test the ESA Anti−Spam
feature?
Document ID: 117865
Contributed by Valter Pereira da Costa and Robert Sherwin, Cisco TAC
Engineers.
Jun 27, 2014
Contents
Introduction
Prerequisites
     Requirements
     Components Used
How can I test the ESA Anti−Spam feature?
     Test Anti−Spam with TELNET
Troubleshoot
Introduction
This document describes how to test the Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) Anti−Spam feature.
Prerequisites
Requirements
Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:
Cisco ESA
• 
AsyncOS
• 
Cisco ESA Anti−Spam feature
• 
Components Used
The information in this document is based on all versions of AsyncOS.
The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the
devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure
that you understand the potential impact of any command.
How can I test the ESA Anti−Spam feature?
In order to test the functionality of the ESA Anti−Spam feature, create a new message via TELNET or your
email client (Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, Thunderbird, Lotus Notes) and insert one of these headers:
X−Advertisement: Suspect
• 
X−Advertisement: Spam
• 
X−Advertisement: Marketing
•