{"id":9754,"date":"2021-02-24T11:53:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T11:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=9754"},"modified":"2024-04-23T13:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:50:00","slug":"filter-emails-in-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/filter-emails-in-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Filter Emails in DirectAdmin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With DirectAdmin, you can filter e-mails that are spam e-mails with some simple settings.<\/p>\n<h3>Steps to Filter E-mails in DirectAdmin<\/h3>\n<p>1. Log in to your account of <strong>DirectAdmin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to the <strong>E-mail Manager<\/strong> section and click on <strong>Spam Filters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/spam_filter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1029\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Specify the criteria by selecting <strong>Block By<\/strong> to block the e-mails from a source and define constraints in the <strong>Value<\/strong> box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/block_by.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1351\" height=\"366\" \/>You can choose from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> To block e-mails from a certain e-mail address.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Domain:<\/strong> To block e-mails generated from a given domain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stop word:<\/strong> To block e-mails containing a given word.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Size:<\/strong> To block e-mails that are larger than a certain size. You can freely choose the size of the e-mails you want to block.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/block_by_size.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1352\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, click the <strong>Block<\/strong> button to filter the e-mails from the specified source. The dashboard flashes a message\u00a0<strong>\u2018Filter Set\u2019<\/strong> and the filter is created as shown in the screenshot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/block_by_done.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1350\" height=\"494\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Under <strong>Options,<\/strong> you can enable or disable the<strong> Adult Filter<\/strong>\u00a0by checking the box to auto-block common adult phrases, words or addresses. You will get a success message as <strong>Adult filter set<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/adult_ena_min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1350\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. You can select a course of action for spam mails from<strong> Drop E-mail<\/strong> or <strong>Send to spambox<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you select <strong>Drop E-mail<\/strong>, the e-mail would be ignored and won&#8217;t be seen in the receiver&#8217;s inbox.<\/li>\n<li>If you select <strong>Send to spambox<\/strong>, the e-mail will be sent in the<strong> Junk\/Spam<\/strong> folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will get a success message as<strong> filter action saved<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/filter_act_min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1350\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>E-mail filters serve as effective guards against common cyber attacks. They add an extra layer of protection for your e-mail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With DirectAdmin, you can filter e-mails that are spam e-mails with some simple settings. Steps to Filter E-mails in DirectAdmin 1. Log in to your account of DirectAdmin. 2. Go to the E-mail Manager section and click on Spam Filters. 3. 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