Question
The Anti-Spam Update Service (ASUS) is a product supplied by Gordano to help reduce the masses of spam that plagues us all. From Version 12 onwards, Gordano has updated the ASUS service with the addition of "Zero hour" technology. More information on this can be found here and from links available at the bottom of this article.
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Answer
There are a number of tweaks that can be performed in order to noticeably improve performance, increase the spam detection levels and reduce false positives for local users.
- Content checking (word matching) is unquestionably CPU intensive. You will find that limiting the amount of lines scanned will drastically reduce the load on the server. A value between 75-100 is a good staring point from which to start tuning. This is configured under Administration > Anti-Spam > Content > Domain Words > Edit Mode > Search Mode. You will need to do this for each of your domains.
- For legal reasons Gordano will not include any phrases that contain domain names, registered names or product brand names. For this reason, you should enable your own word file to run along side the dynamic filter for dual protection.
- If you wish to bypass restricted content, this can be done by using a white list of IP address. This is configured under Anti-Spam > Content > Domain Words > Edit Bypass. Again, this is configurable on a per domain basis.
Due to the simplicity of Zero hour there isn’t much configuration needed.
To improve the effectiveness of Zero hour, enable "Use Strict Zero Hour Classification Checks" and consider bypassing your local IP range from these checks as shown above.
Although using "Strict Zero Hour Classification Checks" will definitely further your reduction in spam, you run a slightly higher risk of encountering a false positive. This is addressed in KB 3296.
Please note:
Releases since February 2005 include extra functionality to cater for SMTP/POP/IMAP authenticated users to bypass content checking.
The release of version 14, scheduled for the end of March, will offer a definitive white-listing facility to bypass external senders and local recipients.
See Also:
- What is the Anti-Spam Update Service?
- How does the #GMSAS# Zero-Hour feature work?
- New Release! Gordano Focuses on Security with Latest Release of Messaging Suite.
- NEW RELEASE! Gordano Strengthens Arsenal Against Spam
- How do I set up GMS Anti-Spam “zerohour” detection?
- What are the prices for the GMS Anti-Spam Update Service?
- Why can I not see the new Zero-Hour protection in the Anti Spam Update Service?
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