Overview of cPanel’s Spam Email Filters

Create an email filter for spam

To create a spam filter, you will follow steps similar to other email filters, however the rules are specific to spam settings.

1. Access the Account Level Filtering feature (Home >> Mail >> Account Level Filtering).
2. Click Create a New Filter.
3. Enter the name of your filter in the Filter Name field.
4. Select Spam Bar from the first menu in the Rules section.
5. Select contains from the second menu in the Rules section.
6. Enter the spam score in the text box. The spam score is represented by the number of plus (+) signs you input.
   • For example, to filter all mail that SpamAssassin has marked with a spam score of 5 or higher, enter +++++ in the text box.
     • SpamAssassin examines every email message for spam characteristics, and then assigns it an overall score based on the number of spam-related traits found within the message.
     • The lower the spam score, the more aggressive the spam filter will be.
     • If you set your filter to a spam score of 5, it will likely be suitable for a single user.
7. Select Deliver to folder from the menu in the Actions section.
8. Enter the name of the folder to which you wish to send your spam email.
   • Click Browse to see a list of your folders.
9. Click Create to create, save, and activate the spam filter.