Edge Transport > Anti-Spam > Content Filtering Properties > Action Tab (RTM)

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Applies to: Exchange Server 2007

Use the Action tab on the content filtering properties to configure the Content Filter agent to take action on messages according to their spam confidence level (SCL) rating. The SCL rating is a number between 0 and 9. A higher SCL rating indicates that a message is more likely to be spam.

In content filtering, the Delete action takes precedence over the Reject action, and the Reject action takes precedence over the Quarantine action. This is an enforced hierarchy of actions that can be assigned to SCL ranges. To configure the Content Filter agent to take action on messages according to their SCL rating, select from the following options:

  • Delete messages that have an SCL rating greater than or equal to
    To configure the Content Filter agent to delete messages that have a rating that is greater than or equal to the rating in the associated SCL rating box, select this option. In the associated SCL rating box, type or select a number from 0 to 9.
  • Reject messages that have an SCL rating greater than or equal to
    To configure the Content Filter agent to reject messages that have a rating that is greater than or equal to the rating in the associated SCL rating box, select this option. In the associated SCL rating box, type or select a number from 0 to 9.
  • Quarantine messages that have an SCL rating greater than or equal to
    To configure the Content Filter agent to quarantine messages that have a rating that is greater than or equal to the rating in the associated SCL rating box, select this option. In the associated SCL rating box, type or select a number from 0 to 9.

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