Avira SPACE Support

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Avira SPACE

Avira Support

August 2009

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WHAT IS SPACE ?..............................................................................................................................................2

QUARANTINE FOLDER ...................................................................................................................................6

NOTIFICATION ..................................................................................................................................................8

UPDATE OF SPACE ...........................................................................................................................................9

What is SPACE ?

SPACE: Spam and Phishing Advanced Crossform Engine

SPACE is an interface, which is used for the detection of spam and phishing emails.

SPACE is part of the job “Advanced Spam Filering”.

The SPACE engine uses the information form a local data base and different RBL
DNS server (real time black lists) for the analysis of emails. The data base is
updated periodically

SPACE is activated and deactivated via the job “Advanced Spam Filtering”.

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The option SPACE can be activated via the “Combined Criteria” and “Spam
(Classification).

Here the SPACE module is activated or deactivated. In case SPACE is deactivated,
the corresponding mail jobs have to be activated.

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