Configuring Banned Words in FortiMail

 Configuring an AntiSpam Profile

To configure banned word scan options in FortiMail

1. Go to Profile > AntiSpam > AntiSpam
2. Select an existing profile and select Edit or create a new profile. For more information on creating an AntiSpam profile see the corresponding chapter in the FortiMail Administrator Guide.
3. Expand the Scan Configuration section
4. Enable Banned word and then select Configuration.
5. Select New.
6. Enter the word you wish to be banned in the Banned Word field.
7. Enable both Subject and Body to let FortiMail scan the subject line and the body of the email for the banned word.
8. Select OK.

Configuring Safelist Word Options

As an added bonus, you can also configure a safelist word section in your profile that tells your FortiMail unit to allow messages whose subject or body contains a particular word. So, for example, we could make it so the unit lets every email containing the word “meeting” through without scanning.

To configure safe list scan options

1. Go to Profile > AntiSpam > AntiSpam.
2. Edit an existing profile or create a new one.
3. Expand Scan Configurations.
4. Enable Safelist word and select Configuration.
5. Select New.
6. Enter the word you want to bypass scanning.
7. Enable both the Subject and Body selection.
8. Select OK and OK once more.