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Overview This article provides step-by-step instructions for migrating Warden content filter...
How can I add a custom SpamAssasin rule in Warden?Overview This article provides step-by-step instructions for creating and verifying custom spam...
How can I add custom DNSBLs for use in Warden Anti-spam and Virus Protection?Overview DNS Blackhole Lists (DNSBLs) provide an efficient method for filtering spam at the...
How can I add stronger Postfix restrictions so that the bulk of spam is rejected at the SMTPD level before it gets processed by Amavis?Overview Warden enables administrators to enforce stricter Postfix SMTPD restrictions. These...
How can I change the interface language of the extension?Overview This article provides instructions on how to change the interface language within the...
How can I change the reject message when a message is rejected from the spam kill level?Overview By default, when Amavis rejects an email due to exceeding the configured spam kill...
How can I configure Warden Anti-spam and Virus Protection from the command line to make changes across multiple servers or when using automated deployment tools like Ansible?Overview The Warden Command Line Interface (CLI) enables administrators to configure and manage...
How can I configure Warden to not forward mail classified as spam in order to protect the mail servers reputation?Overview This article provides instructions for configuring Warden to reject and prevent the...
How can I configure greylisting with Warden Anti-spam and Virus protection?Overview Greylisting is an email filtering mechanism designed to mitigate spam by temporarily...
How can I configure the anti-spam learning in Warden to use Redis/Valkey for storing bayes data ?Overview For high-volume mail servers, migrating the SpamAssassin Bayes storage backend from...
How can I control how much memory Amavis uses?Overview This article details how to manage Amavis memory consumption and email processing...
How can I convert the Warden database to use the character set utf8mb4 instead of utf8mb3?Overview Warden version 6.00 and later defaults to the utf8mb4 character set for new...
How can I create rules to score mail from certain organizations higher or lower using their ASN in Warden?Overview This guide outlines the procedures for configuring Warden and SpamAssassin to score...
How can I disable Amavis bad header tests?Overview The Bad Header Destiny feature in Warden controls how the mail server processes and...
How can I disable ClamAV heuristics?Overview This article provides instructions for disabling ClamAV heuristic scanning alerts...
How can I disable admin email notifications in Amavis?Overview Amavis manages notification routing for detected viruses, spam, banned file...
How can I disable or remove ClamAV and keep using Warden without anti-virus scanning?Overview This article provides step-by-step instructions for disabling antivirus scanning within...
How can I disable the ***UNCHECKED*** tag that Amavis applies to a message when an email is not able to be scanned?Overview Amavis automatically prepends the tag UNCHECKED to the subject line of emails that...
How can I disable the real-time learning in Warden?Overview This article provides step-by-step instructions for disabling real-time learning and...
How can I disable the spam or virus filters for outgoing mail but leave them enabled for incoming mail?Overview This article outlines the procedure for disabling content filtering specifically for...
How can I enable AbuseIPDB support?Overview This guide details the procedures for integrating AbuseIPDB into your environment to...
How can I enable Postscreen to protect against mail server overload?Overview Postscreen is a lightweight mail server defense mechanism designed to block connections...
How can I enable nightly Bayes training in Warden?Overview This article outlines the procedure for configuring nightly Bayes training within the...
How can I enable persistent systemd-journal logging and increase the log retention time?Overview The systemd-journald service manages system logging on Linux distributions utilizing...
How can I enable rar support in Amavis to fix the error: No ext program for .rar, tried: unrar, rar in the maillog?Overview This article provides step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring...
How can I enable the Rule2XSBody plugin to speed up anti-spam rules by compiling them into native code?Overview This article outlines the steps required to install system dependencies, compile...
How can I enable the X-PHP-Originating-Script header to track what PHP scripts are sending out from the server using the PHP mail function?Overview This article outlines the procedure for enabling PHP mail logging to track the origin...
How can I enable the policy spam kill level in order to reject mail over a certain score?Overview Warden provides administrators with the ability to automatically reject incoming email...
How can I enable third party anti-virus signatures within Warden to improve the ClamAV detection rate?Overview Warden supports third-party anti-virus signature providers to enhance malware detection...
How can I flag certain top level domains that always send spam?Overview This article provides instructions for creating a custom rule in Warden to assign...
How can I get detailed help about a specific setting?Overview This article outlines how to access contextual assistance and detailed configuration...
How can I install or upgrade the extension?We provide free installation and configuration for all our paid licenses. Open a support ticket...
How can I install third party rulesets for Amavis to improve the spam detection rate?Overview The KAM ruleset enhances the performance and detection efficacy of a standard Amavis...
How can I manage access to the Warden extension for resellers, customers, and mail users?Overview The Warden extension manages user access through its dedicated permission framework....
How can I manage what attachments are banned using Warden?Overview Amavis manages file attachment filtering through banned filename rules, controlled by...
How can I manually train Warden with a set of spam or ham messages using the sa-learn command?Overview The Warden Bayes filter requires a minimum of 200 trained spam messages before it...
How can I migrate my old SpamAssassin settings into Warden?Overview The Policy Migrator tool enables administrators to transfer existing SpamAssassin...
How can I monitor ClamAV daemon memory and CPU usage from the command line?Overview The clamdtop utility provides real-time monitoring of the ClamAV daemon's memory and...
How can I optimize MySQL/MariaDB using the Plesk Performance Booster tool?Overview The Performance Booster utility enables administrators to optimize MariaDB...
How can I optimize the performance of Amavis for processing large volumes of email?Overview This article outlines recommended configuration adjustments to optimize Amavis and...
How can I override the score for a specific rule in Warden?Overview This article provides instructions for overriding default rule scores within the Warden...
How can I perform Bayes training from the Warden command line interface?Overview This article provides instructions for configuring and executing Bayes anti-spam...
How can I quarantine unchecked mail that cannot be scanned by the anti-virus scanner for even better security?Overview Warden provides the capability to quarantine email messages that cannot be scanned by...
How can I reject mail from a specific network (CIDR) using Warden?Overview This article provides instructions for rejecting incoming mail from a specific IP...
How can I remove a reported IP address from AbuseIPDB?Overview This article provides step-by-step instructions for removing or clearing reported IP...
How can I report a virus or malware that was not detected by ClamAV?Overview This article outlines the procedure for reporting malware that bypasses ClamAV...
How can I reset and delete all Bayes learning or TxRep reputation data stored in Warden?Overview Incorrectly trained Bayes learning or TxRep Reputation data can degrade anti-spam...
How can I restrict the "From:" field for emails to prevent outbound mail spoofing?Overview This article provides instructions for configuring Postfix to prevent authenticated...
How can I score mail relayed though certain countries higher or lower in Warden?Overview The RelayCountry plugin enables administrators to adjust spam scoring thresholds for...
How can I setup a local caching DNS resolver to speed up DNS queries used by Amavis?Overview This article provides instructions for verifying local DNS caching status and...
How can I sign up for a free MaxMind license key?Overview This article provides instructions for obtaining a free MaxMind license key and...
How can I speed up how fast Amavis processes email?Overview The email processing throughput of Amavis is governed by the Max servers parameter,...
How can I temporarily whitelist a server rejected by the DNS blackhole lists using Warden?Overview This article outlines the procedure for managing email rejections caused by DNS...
How can I test that the Anti-spam and Anti-virus is working?Overview This article provides step-by-step instructions for verifying the functionality of the...
How can I treat mail with a specific subject line as spam using Warden?Overview This article outlines two methods for automatically flagging emails with specific...
How can I upgrade to SpamAssassin 4.0?Overview As of May 1, 2023, SpamAssassin 4.0 packages are available in the danami-warden...
How can I use Warden to monitor outgoing mail so that my server does not get listed on any DNSBLs?Overview This guide outlines essential security configurations and monitoring procedures for...
How can I use Warden to track which email accounts are authenticating and sending mail or are being targeted by brute force attacks?Overview Warden provides a comprehensive suite of reports for monitoring SMTP authentication and...
How can I use the Shortcircuit plugin to reduce CPU load?Overview Note: The Shortcircuit plugin is intended for advanced administrators only. The...
How can I view what SpamAssassin rules were matched by a message?Overview This article provides instructions for accessing detailed spam analysis reports,...
How can I whitelist or blacklist a mail server from greylisting?Overview This article provides instructions for managing mail server exceptions within the...
How can I whitelist outgoing scanning for certain senders?Overview This article outlines the procedure for configuring the spam filter to bypass scanning...
How do hierarchical content filter policies work in Warden?Overview Content filter policies operate on a hierarchical structure, allowing administrators to...
How does the real-time spam training in Warden Anti-spam and Virus Protection work?Overview Warden utilizes a Dovecot IMAP Sieve filter to train SpamAssassin when users classify...
What are Amavis policy banks and how are they used in Warden?Overview Policy banks are predefined Amavis configuration sets that dictate how email messages...
What changes does Warden make to the postfix configuration files to enable Amavis?Overview The Warden module modifies Postfix configuration files to enable secure SMTP submission...
What network ports are used by Warden and need to be opened on the firewall?Overview Warden utilizes network-based spam detection tests, including Razor, Pyzor, and DCC, to...
What tasks do I have to complete for Warden after upgrading a server from Centos 7 to AlmaLinux/CloudLinux 8 using the centos2alma conversion tool?Overview This article provides the required post-upgrade configuration steps for Warden after...
Where are the configuration files for Warden located?AlmaLinux/CloudLinux/RHEL Configuration files: // amavis (Content Filter Settings)...
