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Friday, August 19, 2016, 10:47

How can I disable GreyListing on my anti-spam server?

Category: Filtering

Solution ID: 00000286

Summary:

GreyListing is an anti-spam technique that makes use of a "temporary reject" status to try to identify legitimate mail servers. If the mail is legitimate the originating server will try again after a delay, and if sufficient time has elapsed the email will be accepted.

Answer:

GreyListing is an anti-spam technique that makes use of a "temporary reject" status to try to identify legitimate mail servers. If the mail is legitimate the originating server will try again after a delay, and if sufficient time has elapsed the email will be accepted.

GreyListing can be disabled in the web admin interface:

1. Login to the web admin interface;
2. Navigate to: Filters > Filter Settings > Actions (tab);
3. Uncheck GreyListing.

Tags: email, delivery, mail, queue, deferred, delayed, grey, greylist, spam

Link to this article: https://perfectmail.com/kb/how_disable_greylisting

Updated: Friday, August 19, 2016, 10:47

-- David Rutherford