Enable or disable email spam protection

Email Spam Protection in cPFence v4+ adds spam detection rules. It is off in fresh settings and is separate from server-wide Spam AutoShield.

Using the WebUI

Spam rules have a separate switch. The picture shows this server's saved settings, not fresh-install defaults or a detection result. Identifying values are hidden. Select the image for full size; use browser Back to return.

1. Open Threat & Malware Detection, choose one server and open Settings.
2. Set Email Spam Protection, then Save.
3. Confirm the switch and review the next mailbox scan’s detections.

Support users need access to the server and protection-setting permission.

Using the CLI

Run as root on the target server:

Action	Command
Enable spam rules	cpfence --enable-spam-protection
Disable spam rules	cpfence --disable-spam-protection

Choose scanning and quarantine separately

Spam protection alone does not enable mailbox scanning. Email Scanning controls scans; Email Quarantine controls moving detected messages. Disabling spam rules leaves other enabled mailbox detection active.

See mailbox scanning to stop all mailbox scans or exclude one mailbox, and email quarantine to review the action setting.