User`s guide

18.3.5. Configuring General Settings

To configure general antispam settings for your mail client, click the Settings

button on the BitDefender antispam toolbar.

The following options are available:

● Move message to Deleted Items - moves the spam messages to the Deleted

Items (only for Microsoft Outlook Express / Windows Mail);

● Mark message as 'read' - marks all the spam messages as read so as not to

be disturbing when new spam messages arrive.

Click the Alerts tab if you want to access the section where you can disable the

apparition of the confirmation windows for the Add spammer and Add friend

buttons.

In the Alerts window you can also enable/disable the apparition of the Please

select an email message alert. This alert appears when you select a group instead

of an email message.

18.4. Adjusting the Protection Level

Some of the antispam filters can identify spam e-mails directly, while others add a

spam score to the e-mail, based on the spam characteristics detected.

The antispam protection level is used to determine if an e-mail message can be

considered spam based on its total spam score (received after being checked by

all of the antispam filters).

You should not change the antispam protection level, unless the antispam protection

does not work as expected. However, rather than independently change the

protection level, it is recommended that you first read “Antispam Filter Does Not

Work Properly” (p. 220) and follow the instructions to correct the problem.

To adjust the antispam protection level:

1. Open BitDefender, click Options in the upper-right corner of the window and

choose Expert View.

2. Go to Antispam > Status.

3. Drag the slider along the scale to set the appropriate protection level. To set the

default protection level (Moderate to Aggressive) click Default Level.

Use the description on the right side of the scale to choose the protection level that

better fits your security needs. The description also informs you about any additional

actions you should take in order to avoid potential problems or to increase antispam

detection efficiency.

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