BarracudaSpamFirewall/Scoring - Revision history

Gsmathew at 13:56, 3 April 2026

2026-04-03T13:56:09Z

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	* 9.0 and above: Quarantine the message		* 9.0 and above: Quarantine the message

	[[File:Barracuda_scoring.png]]		[[File:Barracuda_scoring.png\|alt=The Spam Scoring menu is shown with 'Use Domain Defaults' selected as 'Yes', 'Block' set as 10, 'Quarantine' set as 9, and 'Tag' set to 3.5.]]

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	You can change these default scoring thresholds and actions if you would like by [[BarracudaSpamFirewall#Introduction \| logging into the Barracudas]], going to Preferences -> Spam Settings from the top menu bar, changing Use Domain Defaults from Yes to No, clicking Save, and then customizing the score thresholds for each action and/or disabling or enabling one or more actions.		You can change these default scoring thresholds and actions if you would like by [[BarracudaSpamFirewall#Introduction \| logging into the Barracudas]], going to Preferences -> Spam Settings from the top menu bar, changing Use Domain Defaults from Yes to No, clicking Save, and then customizing the score thresholds for each action and/or disabling or enabling one or more actions.

	[[File:Barracuda_scoring2.png]]		[[File:Barracuda_scoring2.png\|alt=The Spam Scoring menu is shown with 'Use Domain Defaults' selected as 'No', 'Block' set to Disabled 10, 'Quarantine' set as 9, and 'Tag' set to 3.5.]]

	==Headers==		==Headers==

Mbaney at 14:45, 26 June 2020

2020-06-26T14:45:25Z

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	X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: Yes, SCORE=10.11 using per-user scores of TAG_LEVEL=3.5 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=9.0 KILL_LEVEL=1000.0 tests=BSF_SC0_MISMATCH_TO, BSF_SC0_SA912_RP_FR, BSF_SC5_MJ1963, FH_HELO_EQ_D_D_D_D, FROM_LOCAL_HEX, HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_08, HTML_MESSAGE, HTML_SHORT_LINK_IMG_1, MIME_HTML_ONLY, RDNS_DYNAMIC, URLBL_BC		X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: Yes, SCORE=10.11 using per-user scores of TAG_LEVEL=3.5 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=9.0 KILL_LEVEL=1000.0 tests=BSF_SC0_MISMATCH_TO, BSF_SC0_SA912_RP_FR, BSF_SC5_MJ1963, FH_HELO_EQ_D_D_D_D, FROM_LOCAL_HEX, HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_08, HTML_MESSAGE, HTML_SHORT_LINK_IMG_1, MIME_HTML_ONLY, RDNS_DYNAMIC, URLBL_BC
	</pre>		</pre>

			If your email client of choice allows you to filter on message headers, you can filter on the presence of either the <code>X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: Yes</code> or <code>X-Barracuda-Spam-Flag: YES</code> headers to route messages that the Barracuda tags to your Spam folder or another folder of your choice.

Mbaney at 14:36, 26 June 2020

2020-06-26T14:36:09Z

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	* Although the Tag action states that the subject line is modified, we do not modify the subject line (i.e. prepend a tag) at all, and it is not possible to set this on a per-user account level.		* Although the Tag action states that the subject line is modified, we do not modify the subject line (i.e. prepend a tag) at all, and it is not possible to set this on a per-user account level.
	* Although Block is listed as an action for a score of anything of 10.0 and above, we do not block any messages.		* Although Block is listed as an action for a score of anything of 10.0 and above, we do not block any messages with the domain default settings.

	You can change these default scoring thresholds and actions if you would like by [[BarracudaSpamFirewall#Introduction \| logging into the Barracudas]], going to Preferences -> Spam Settings from the top menu bar, changing Use Domain Defaults from Yes to No, clicking Save, and then customizing the score thresholds for each action and/or disabling or enabling one or more actions.		You can change these default scoring thresholds and actions if you would like by [[BarracudaSpamFirewall#Introduction \| logging into the Barracudas]], going to Preferences -> Spam Settings from the top menu bar, changing Use Domain Defaults from Yes to No, clicking Save, and then customizing the score thresholds for each action and/or disabling or enabling one or more actions.

Mbaney at 19:31, 23 June 2020

2020-06-23T19:31:43Z

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	[[File:Barracuda_scoring.png]]		[[File:Barracuda_scoring.png]]

	~~You can change these default scoring thresholds if you would like by [[BarracudaSpamFirewall#Introduction \| logging into~~ the ~~Barracudas]], and going to Preferences -> Spam Settings from the top menu bar.~~		Notes on the above:

	~~Notes~~:
	* Although the Tag action states that the subject line is modified, we do not modify the subject line (i.e. prepend a tag) at all, and it is not possible to set this on a per-user account level.		* Although the Tag action states that the subject line is modified, we do not modify the subject line (i.e. prepend a tag) at all, and it is not possible to set this on a per-user account level.
	* Although Block is listed as an action for a score of anything of 10.0 and above, we do not block any messages.		* Although Block is listed as an action for a score of anything of 10.0 and above, we do not block any messages.

			You can change these default scoring thresholds and actions if you would like by [[BarracudaSpamFirewall#Introduction \| logging into the Barracudas]], going to Preferences -> Spam Settings from the top menu bar, changing Use Domain Defaults from Yes to No, clicking Save, and then customizing the score thresholds for each action and/or disabling or enabling one or more actions.

			[[File:Barracuda_scoring2.png]]

	==Headers==		==Headers==

Mbaney at 15:54, 23 June 2020

2020-06-23T15:54:00Z

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	[[File:Barracuda_scoring.png]]		[[File:Barracuda_scoring.png]]

			You can change these default scoring thresholds if you would like by [[BarracudaSpamFirewall#Introduction \| logging into the Barracudas]], and going to Preferences -> Spam Settings from the top menu bar.

	Notes:		Notes:
	* Although the Tag action states that the subject line is modified, we do not modify the subject line at all.		* Although the Tag action states that the subject line is modified, we do not modify the subject line (i.e. prepend a tag) at all, and it is not possible to set this on a per-user account level.
	* Although Block is listed as an action for a score of anything of 10.0 and above, we do not block any messages.		* Although Block is listed as an action for a score of anything of 10.0 and above, we do not block any messages.

Mbaney at 15:47, 23 June 2020

2020-06-23T15:47:10Z

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	Notes:		Notes:
	- Although the Tag action states that the subject line is modified, we do not modify the subject line at all.		* Although the Tag action states that the subject line is modified, we do not modify the subject line at all.
	- Although Block is listed as an action for a score of anything of 10.0 and above, we do not block any messages.		* Although Block is listed as an action for a score of anything of 10.0 and above, we do not block any messages.

	==Headers==		==Headers==

Mbaney: Created page with "Our Barracuda spam firewalls will score every message that passes through them based on a number of internal rules and inject message headers into..."

2020-06-23T15:47:01Z

Created page with "Our Barracuda spam firewalls will score every message that passes through them based on a number of internal rules and inject message headers into..."

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Our [[BarracudaSpamFirewall | Barracuda spam firewalls]] will score every message that passes through them based on a number of internal rules and inject message headers into the message based on the outcome/action taken. The specifics of these headers will vary based on the score the message receives. Our domain defaults for scoring are:
* 0.0 to 3.4: Allow the message
* 3.5 to 8.9: Tag the message
* 9.0 and above: Quarantine the message

[[File:Barracuda_scoring.png]]

Notes:
- Although the Tag action states that the subject line is modified, we do not modify the subject line at all.
- Although Block is listed as an action for a score of anything of 10.0 and above, we do not block any messages.

==Headers==
As an example of the headers injected into a message for each possible action our firewalls will take:

'''Allowed message''' (passes through to your Inbox):
<pre>
X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00
X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using per-user scores of TAG_LEVEL=3.5 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=8.0 KILL_LEVEL=1000.0 tests=
</pre>

'''Tagged message''' (passes through to your Inbox):
<pre>
X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 3.60
X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: Yes, SCORE=3.60 using per-user scores of TAG_LEVEL=3.5 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=9.0 KILL_LEVEL=1000.0 tests=BSF_SC0_MISMATCH_TO, BSF_SC0_MV0951, BSF_SC0_MV0951_2, BSF_SC0_MV0951_5, HTML_MESSAGE
X-Barracuda-Spam-Flag: YES
</pre>

'''Quarantined message''' (goes to your [[BarracudaSpamFirewall/SearchingQuarantine | spam quarantine]]):
<pre>
X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 10.11
X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: Yes, SCORE=10.11 using per-user scores of TAG_LEVEL=3.5 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=9.0 KILL_LEVEL=1000.0 tests=BSF_SC0_MISMATCH_TO, BSF_SC0_SA912_RP_FR, BSF_SC5_MJ1963, FH_HELO_EQ_D_D_D_D, FROM_LOCAL_HEX, HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_08, HTML_MESSAGE, HTML_SHORT_LINK_IMG_1, MIME_HTML_ONLY, RDNS_DYNAMIC, URLBL_BC
</pre>