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Xcitium Secure Email Gateway Enterprise

Admin Guide Version 6.7

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Incoming SMTP Limits


Secure Email Gateway lets you set limits for incoming mails for users as well as for domain names. Secure Email Gateway can be configured to allow only a certain number of incoming mails per hour and per day. You can add domains/usernames individually or in bulk.



     

    • Click 'SMTP' > 'Incoming Limits' to open this screen

    The interface allows you to:

    • Configure Incoming limits for domains and users
    • Configure Incoming limits settings
    • View Incoming mail usage details for domains and users


    Configure Incoming limits for domains and users

    • Click SMTP > Incoming Limits' then click the 'General' tab



    Incoming Limits: General – Table of Column Descriptions

    Column Header

    Description

    Limitation Type

     Indicates whether the limit is for a domain or user.

    Limitation Object

     The domain or user to which the limit applies.

    Description

    Text summary of the limitation.

    Limit per-hour

     The number of incoming mails allowed per hour.

    Limit per-day

     The number of incoming mails allowed per day.

    Action


     Delete a limitation.


     Edit a limitation.


    • The 'Add Incoming Limit' screen will open:



    The 'Add Incoming Limit' screen will be displayed.

    • Limitation type: Select whether you want to configure the limit for a domain or a user
    • 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.


    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 Incoming Limit' screen will be displayed.




    The screen is similar to the 'Add Incoming Limit' interface. See 'Configure incoming limits for domains and users' for more details.


    Configure Incoming limits settings


    The 'Settings' tab in the 'Incoming Limits' screen allows you to configure the settings such that the Secure Email Gateway server sends an automated email when the incoming limits exceed the set limitations added in the 'General' tab. Please note that the email content will be available in the Secure Email Gateway console by default.

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


     

    Incoming Limits: Settings – Table of Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Enable System Admin e-mail notification for exceeded limits

    If enabled, will send an email notification if the incoming mails sent by users who are configured in the 'General' tab exceeds the incoming limits.

    Mail subject

    The subject that the automatic mail sent on incoming mail limit exceeded, will contain.

    Mail From

    The email address from where the automatic mail is sent on exceeding incoming limit.

    Mail Template

    The mail template of the automatic mail sent on exceeding incoming limit.


    • Click 'Save' to apply your changes.

    View incoming mail usage details for domains and users


    The 'Usage' tab in the 'Incoming Limits' screen allows you to view the emails details of the 'Users' and 'Domains'. The parameters that can be viewed via the usage screen for 'Users' and 'Domains' are 'Name'(Name of the recipient), 'Time' (The time and date of the incoming email) and Hourly and daily based count of incoming emails.



     

    Incoming Limits: Usage - Table of Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    User

    Name

    Displays the email address of the recipient.

    Time

    The time at which the mail is received.

    Total(Hourly)

    The total number of emails received in an hour.

    Total(Daily)

    The total number of emails received in a day.

    Domain

    Name

    Displays the email address of the recipient on the limited domain.

    Time

    The time at which the mail is received.

    Total(Hourly)

    The total number of emails received in an hour.

    Total(Daily)

    The total number of emails received in a day.


    To 'Search' for a particular incoming recipient,

    • Enter the first few alphabets of the recipient's name, in the usage details of 'User' and 'Domain'.



    The intended recipient name will be displayed.
    • Clicking the  button, you can view the bottom-most or top-most recipients.
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