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Security

10.5.3. Show e-mail authenticity

For incoming E-Mail messages, the server checks whether the E-Mail actually originates from the provided sender address. The check is run to identify illegitimate E-Mail messages. The E-Mail authenticity check provides one of the following results.

  • Dangerous. The E-Mail is classified as potentially dangerous. In the detail view, the sender is displayed in red font colour.

  • Neutral. The authenticity cannot definitely be verified. In the detail view, the sender is displayed in yellow font colour.

  • Valid. The verification was successful. In the detail view, the sender is displayed in green font colour.

  • Trusted. The verification was successful. The E-Mail was sent from a trustworthy address.

You can define the E-Mail messages for which the authenticity is displayed:

  1. Click the Settings icon on the right side of the menu bar. Click the Settings menu item.

  2. In the side bar, click on Security.

  3. Select an entry from the Show email authenticity drop-down in the display area.

    • Disabled. No authenticity is displayed. If a hoster marks the E-Mail sent from the hoster's address as trustworthy though, this authenticity will be displayed.

    • E-mail messages identified as dangerous or that could not be classified. Displays the authenticity for the following E-Mail messages:

      • E-Mail messages that are classified as potentially dangerous.

      • E-Mail messages for which the authenticity could not definitely be verified

    • All E-Mail messages. Displays the authenticity for all E-Mail messages.

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Parent topic: Security