antispamStatus
The Anti-Spam > Status page has these sections:
• Anti-Spam Service Status and Monitoring Status
• Email Stream Diagnostics Capture
• MX Record Lookup and Banner Check
Related topics:
Anti-Spam Service Status and Monitoring Status
Use the Anti-Spam > Status page to view the state of your licensing and monitoring.
Anti-Spam Service Status
The Anti-Spam Service Status section displays the expiration date of the Anti-Spam license, the number of nodes licensed, and the version of the Junk Store.
Monitoring Status
The Monitoring Status section displays a table with this information:
• Monitored Servers—displays the servers being montored:
– SonicWALL Anti-Spam Service
– SonicWALL Junk Store
– Destination Mail Server
• Current Status—displays the current status of the monitored servers:
– Operational—The monitored service is up and running. This is displayed in green type.
– Unavailable—The service is detected to be down. Check the connections to the remote system. This is displayed in red type.
– Unknown—Probing has just started and the status of the service is not known at the moment. If the service is local, it may not be installed. This is displayed in red type.
• Statistics—Displays a pop-up window with this probe statistics about the monitored service when you mouse over the statistics icon:
– Successes
– Failures
– Success Rate
Email Stream Diagnostics Capture
The Email Stream Diagnostics Capture section captures SMTP-related traffic passing through the firewall and provides an application data-formatted report of only inbound traffic.
To start the capture of the SMTP-related traffic passing through your firewall, click the Start Capture button. To stop the capture, click the Stop Capture button at any time.
To download the data to view the information, click the Download Data button. A message warns that sensitive information in plain HTML format will be exported. Click OK to continue, Cancel to stop the download. If you click OK, an Opening packet-hd.html window opens, asking whether to open the HTML file or save it. To open the file in your browser is the default setting
To clear the data capture, click the Clear Capture button.
MX Record Lookup and Banner Check
The MX Record Lookup and Banner Check section performs an MX record lookup for a given domain name or IP address. During the lookup, a connection check is performed on the resulting host server or supplied IP address to retrieve the SMTP banner. The section also displays the DNS server(s) used for the lookup and check.
To look up the MX record of an emailer, enter it in the Lookup name or IP field and then click Go. Comprehensive Anti-Spam Service will attempt to connect to that server and retrieve the SMTP banner. This feature allows you to verify that an email sender is not spoofing an address to appear more legitimate. The results of the lookup and check are displayed below the SMTP Port field:
• Domain Name—The domain name or IP address you entered for the lookup.
• DNS Server Used—One of the DNS servers listed in the section.
• Resolved Mail Server—The actual email server name and/or IP address determined by Comprehensive Anti-Spam Service.
• Banner Received—The banner sent by the resolved mail server, if any.
When you enter a host IP address, this tool performs an IP reputation check with the Dell GRID network. For more information on GRID networks, refer to the GRID Network.
To perform a GRID IP reputation check, enter a Host IP Address and then click Go. The result is displayed below the Host IP Address field:
• Answer—Indicates whether the IP address is reputable or if it is UNLISTED.