Data Protection - MCP (Message Content Protection)

When you enable MCP feature in the Data Protection page, you can add, edit, delete, and search MCP rules.

The MCP rules are set to filter or block the targeted mails. If a mail is matched with the rule's criteria, the rule score will be summed to the total MCP score, and if the total MCP score exceeds the MCP threshold score you have specified, the mail system will execute the selected actions: Save to quarantine, Deliver anyway, Delete mail, Notify sender, or Forward.

Configuration of MCP Rules

If a mail satisfied a rule, the rule score will sum to the total MCP score, and if the total MCP score exceeds the threshold, mail system will execute the selected actions.

Tick the Enable MCP checkbox, and the settings of MCP feature will be configurable. You can click Manage MCP Rules to conduct the following operations.

To add an MCP rule:

  1. Click Create in the Manage MCP Rules window.
  2. In the Add MCP Rules window, specify the following items:
  3. Click OK to finish the creation of an MCP rule.

To edit an MCP rule:

Select an existing rule you wish to edit in the list, and click Edit. When you finish the editing, click OK to save the changes.

To delete an MCP rule:

  1. Select an existing rule you wish to delete in the list, and click Delete.
  2. You will see a confirmation message. Click OK to confirm the deletion.

To search for an MCP rule:

Enter a rule's name in the search bar at the upper-right corner of the Manage MCP Rules window to search for the corresponding rule.

Actions

Configure how the mail system will deal with the mails of which the total MCP socre exceeds the specified MCP threshold score (hereinafter referred to as "detected mails"). You can select one of the following actions:

Moreover, you can tick to enable the following actions from more options: