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• About Comodo Security Solutions

Outgoing SMTP Limits

 

• Secure Email Gateway lets you limit how many outgoing mails can be sent by a user, or sent from a specific domain.

• You can configure the system to allow a certain number of outgoing mails per hour and per day.

• The interface lets you add domains or usernames individually or in bulk.

To open the 'Outgoing Limits' screen,

• Click 'SMTP' > 'Outgoing Limits'.

The interface allows you to:

• Set outgoing limits for domains and users

• Configure outgoing limits settings

• View outgoing mail usage details for domains and users

Configure outgoing limits for domains and users

To configure outgoing limits for domains and users:

• Click the 'General' tab 

Outgoing Limits: General – Table of Column Descriptions
Column Header	Description
Limitation Type	Indicates whether the limitation is for a domain or user.
Limitation Object	The details of the domain or the user.
Description	The description for the limitation.
Limit per-hour	Indicates the number of outgoing mails allowed per hour.
Limit per-day	Indicates the number of outgoing mails allowed per day.
Action		Allows you to delete a limitation set for a domain or user.
		Allows you to edit a limitation set for a domain or user .

• To set a limitation for a domain or user individually, click the 'Add new limit' link at the top

The 'Add outgoing SMTP limit' screen will be displayed.

• Limitation type: Select whether you want to configure the limit for a domain or user from the drop-down

• Limitation object: Enter the name of the domain or username depending on your 'Limitation type' selection

• Description: Enter an appropriate description for the limitation

• Limit per-hour: Enter the number of outgoing mails allowed per hour for a domain or user

• Limit per-day: Enter the number of outgoing mails allowed per day for a domain or user

Click 'Save'. The newly added limitation will be displayed in the list.

• To set a limitation for multiple domains at a time, click the 'Add bulk domain limit' link at the top

The 'Add Bulk outgoing SMTP limit' screen will be displayed.

• Enter the limitation for each domain per line as per the format shown in the screen..

• Click 'Save'.

The limitations for the added domains will be displayed in the 'General' screen.

• To set a limitation for multiple user at a time, click the 'Add bulk user limit' link at the top

The 'Add Bulk outgoing SMTP limit' screen will be displayed.

• Enter the limitation for each user per line as per the format shown in the screen.

• Click the 'Save' button to apply your changes.

The limitations for the added users will be displayed in the 'General' screen.

• To delete a limitation from the list, click the  button under the 'Action' column and confirm it in the confirmation screen.
  

• To edit a limitation, click the  button under the 'Action' column.

The 'Edit outgoing SMTP limit' screen will be displayed.

The screen is similar to the 'Add outgoing SMTP limit' interface. See 'Configure outgoing limits for domains and users' for more details.

Configure outgoing limits settings

The 'Settings' tab allows you to customize the limitations added in the 'General' tab.

• To configure outgoing limit settings, click the 'Settings' tab

Outgoing Limits: Settings – Table of Parameters
Parameter	Description
SMTP AUTH is enabled by user name limit for outgoing email	If enabled, SMTP AUTH is required for outgoing mails sent by users who are configured in the 'General' tab to send limited mails.
Enable the Limit for From Addresses	If enabled, the limit configured in the 'General' tab will apply. Otherwise, the default hourly and daily values below will apply.
Default hourly limit	The maximum number of outgoing mails that can be sent by users per hour.
Default daily limit	The maximum number of outgoing mails that can be sent by users per day.
Envelope sender must match SMTP-AUTH username	If enabled, the address of the sender must match the SMTP-AUTH username.
Default domain	The default domain of the outgoing emails.
SMTP-AUTH username format	Method of authenticating the user. Choose from username or domain methods.
Enable System Admin e-mail notification for exceeded limits	Will send a notification if the number of mails sent by users who are configured in the 'General' tab exceeds the limit.
Mail subject	Subject of the notification mail mentioned above.
Mail From	The email address from which the notification mail is sent.
Mail Template	The template of the notification mail.

• Click 'Save' to apply your changes.

View outgoing mail usage details for domains and users

 

The 'Usage' tab allows you to view outgoing mails from users and domains covered by outgoing limits.

Outgoing Limits: Usage – Table of Parameters
Parameter		Description
User	Name	Displays the email address of the sender.
	Time	The time at which the mail was sent.
	Total (Hourly)	The total number of mails sent in an hour.
	Total (Daily)	The total number of mails sent in a day.
Domain	Name	Displays the email address of the sender on the limited domain.
	Time	The time at which the mail was sent.
	Total (Hourly)	The total number of mails sent in an hour.
	Total (Daily)	The total number of mails sent in a day.

To search for a particular recipient, enter the first few letters of the recipient's name in either the 'User' or 'Domain' search field:

• Clicking the  button in a column header will sort the table in ascending or descending order of the items in the column.