I’d like to write more restrictive server based mail rules than I could in the past, and then use Domino 7.0’s Whitelist function to bypass those rules for certain users or groups of users.
Not sure how to do this?
To clarify (for example) I would write a server based mail rule that says any email subject or body containing the word “mortgage” should be rejected.
The problem (at least in the past) is what if one of my users really is buying a house and applying for a mortgage? Or what if one of our clients is a mortgage broker?
I’m hoping Domino 7.0 whitelists will help me to make exceptions for those users and block anything else.
Any help would be appreciated.
Subject: Can I Whitelist Server Based Mail Rules?
word smithing (which is what you are doing) for e-mail filters is very tricky. We as humans can read words from anything. Have you ever read a sentence like this:
Jeninfer lekis balck stokcings.
Though every word is not spelled correctly a human can read it and understand the message. A computer program not find a match if it is trying to match the words Jennifer, likes, black, and stockings. As it does not have a match. Don’t forget the spammers who like to use numbers in place of letters.
Things are possible, but there is a limit to it.
Cheers
Subject: RE: Can I Whitelist Server Based Mail Rules?
I appreciate what you’re saying, and I do know that spammers will use words like m0rtgage, using the number “0” (zero) instead of the letter “o”.
However, the correct syntax of the rule is not the problem right now (at least not today! 
What I need is a way in which to whitelist (or in some way make an exception for) a group of users or domains to that rule.
Not sure how to do this using Domino 7.0 features.
Subject: Can I Whitelist Server Based Mail Rules?
Yes, you can do this. First you need to collect the IP addresses of the hosts you want to whitelist. (Full disclousure: I’m working on a tool to automate this. It will most likely not be freeware.)
Once you have the IPs collected, you configure them as a private whitelist, or you set up a DNS server with a properly configured zone file to act as a DNS whitelist.
Then you create a rule in the format “When whitelist tag is PrivateWhitelist… Stop processing rules”. (Obviously, the syntax is different if you are using a DNS whitelist. Make this the first rule in your server rule list, and any whitelisted address will bypass all your content-based rules.
Subject: RE: Can I Whitelist Server Based Mail Rules?
Hi Rich Schwatz,
You said :
“Then you create a rule in the format “When whitelist tag is PrivateWhitelist… Stop processing rules”. (Obviously, the syntax is different if you are using a DNS whitelist. Make this the first rule in your server rule list, and any whitelisted address will bypass all your content-based rules.”
We are using Domino 7.01 and I can’t find anything about server rules. So now I need to know how to create a server based rule?
Subject: RE: Can I Whitelist Server Based Mail Rules?
Open up the Domino Admin help database, go to the Search view, and search for “Setting server mail rules”.