Overview

This article provides a list of messages that are returned by GFI MailEssentials when SPAM is detected. These messages are displayed in:

GFI MailEssentials log file configured for each of these filters as explained how to log blocked SPAM.
The subject of the email if GFI MailEssentials is configured to include the Block Reason when an email is detected as spam.

Information

Filter	Message
BlockList / WhiteList	"Recipient blacklisted" "Sender blacklisted"
DNS Blocklist	"Sending mail server found on [ORDB LIST]" For example: "Sending mail server found on relays.ordb.org"
Bayesian Filter	"Bayesian Filter detected spam"
Directory Harvesting	"Local recipient does not exist"
SPAM URI Realtime Blocklists	"Email contains a url listed on [SURBL LIST]" For example: "Email contains a url listed on sc.surbl.org"
Sender Policy Framework	"Unknown Recipient" "Unknown Sender"
Header Checking	"Character set not allowed"
SpamRazer	"IP is in RBL" "URL is in DNSBL" "URL is in MSBL" "IP has spammy reputation" "Sender has spammy reputation" "Contains spammy domain" "Message was found to be spam: (%100) <Reason String>" "Message was found to be spam: (%xx) <Reason String>, (%xx) <Reason String>"