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AsyncOS 9.1.2 for Cisco Email Security Appliances User Guide
Chapter 13 Anti-Spam
Testing Anti-Spam
Related Topics
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Testing Anti-Spam Configuration: Example Using SMTP
For this example, the mail policy must be configured to receive messages for the test address and the
HAT must accept the test connection.
HAT must accept the test connection.
Ways Not to Test Anti-Spam Efficacy
Because IronPort AntiSpam and Cisco Intelligent Multi-Scan rules are added quickly to prevent active
spam attacks and quickly expire once attacks have passed, you should not test efficacy using any of the
following methods:
spam attacks and quickly expire once attacks have passed, you should not test efficacy using any of the
following methods:
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Evaluating using resent or forwarded mail or cut-and-pasted spam messages.
Mail lacking the proper headers, connecting IP, signatures, etc. will result in inaccurate scores.
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Testing “hard spam” only.
# telnet IP_address_of_IronPort_Appliance_with_IronPort_Anti-Spam port
220 hostname ESMTP
helo example.com
250 hostname
mail from: <test@example.com>
250 sender <test@example.com> ok
rcpt to: <test@address>
250 recipient <test@address> ok
data
354 go ahead
Subject: Spam Message Test
X-Advertisement: spam
spam test
.
250 Message MID accepted
221 hostname
quit