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What are server tags?

Certain mail servers have the ability to run their own spam filters against incoming email. When the mail server determines that an email message is spam, it can tag the subject of that email message with a spam tag before delivering the message to your BlackBerry device.

For example, when a message with the subject line 'Win $1 Million Now' arrives on the mail server, the server-side spam filter may determine that the message is spam. If the server-side spam program is configured to attach a spam tag to the message subject line, what arrives into your BlackBerry may, in fact, be '!{spam}! Win $1 Million Now'.

Antair BlackBerry Spam Filter can take advantage of these server side spam tags. If your mail server has the ability to tag spam messages, enter the server spam tag into the server tag blacklist. This ensures that any incoming message containing the server tag will be automatically filtered.

Antair Spam Filter also gives you the ability to whitelist server tags. While most mail servers tag subject lines for purposes of identifying spam messages, whitelisting a server tag allows Antair Spam Filter to be influenced by mail servers configured with custom email tagging rules.