Setting Spam Shredder Filtering Options

Spam Shredder has several options that you can set to control how it handles spam. You can also set the filter's sensitivity level.

To set filtering options:

Start Spam Shredder, if it is not already running, and display the main window.
For more information, see Starting Spam Shredder.
In the icon panel, click Options.
For information about the Spam Shredder window, see Understanding the Spam Shredder Window.
Click the Filter tab.
Select or change the options you want.

Click to see a description of each option.

Option	Description
Do Not Scan E-mail Larger Than ___ KB	This tells Spam Shredder to ignore all e-mails that are larger than the size you set (including attachments). It sends all such messages to your inbox. This means that these e-mails will not be quarantined or listed in the delivery log. We recommend that you leave this option set to the default of 64 KB, to maintain performance and save hard drive space. Spam messages do not normally contain long text or attachments.
Do Not Store E-mail Larger Than ___ KB in Delivery Log	This tells Spam Shredder to ignore all e-mails that it sends to your inbox that are larger than the size you set (including attachments). This means that these e-mails will not be listed in the delivery log. We recommend that you leave this option set to the default of 64 KB, to maintain performance and save hard drive space. Spam messages do not normally contain long text or attachments.
Automatically Delete Items in Quarantine More Than ___ Days Old	This automatically deletes each quarantined e-mail after the number of days you specify. This ensures that quarantined e-mail does not continue to grow and take up a huge amount of space on your computer's hard drive.
Automatically Delete Items in Delivery Log More Than ___ Days Old	This automatically deletes each e-mail in the delivery log after the number of days you specify. This ensures that delivery log does not continue to grow and take up a huge amount of space on your computer's hard drive.
Automatically Delete Blacklisted E-mail	This automatically deletes e-mail from all addresses in your blacklist directly from the server, without downloading the e-mail. You will not see these messages at all. If you do not select this option, Spam Shredder quarantines blacklisted e-mail.
Perform DNS Resolution	This looks at the received header of each message and sends the IP address of the sending server to a database that maintains a list of open relay servers. If the message came from an open relay server, Spam Shredder categorizes the message as spam and either moves it quarantine or deletes it, depending on the option you select. Spammers use open relay servers to send spam. Other senders do not use these servers.
Handle Suspected Spam:
Move to Quarantine	This tells Spam Shredder to store e-mail that it thinks is spam in quarantine. This lets you review the e-mail and decide whether to deliver the message, add the sender to your whitelist, or add the sender to your blacklist. For more information, see Managing Quarantined and Delivered E-mail.
Delete Automatically	This tells Spam Shredder to permanently delete e-mail that it thinks is spam. This means that you will never see these e-mails at all. We do not recommend using this option until you have used Spam Shredder for a period of time and are confident that it is categorizing e-mail accurately.

Click the Sensitivity tab.
Click next to the sensitivity level you want.
We recommend using the Optimal setting (default) until you see how Spam Shredder handles your e-mail. Then change the setting based on your experience as needed.