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Deep Discovery Email Inspector blocks messages from sender IP addresses, resolved IP address, or email addresses in the Blocked Senders list.
A sender is added to the Blocked Senders list in one of the following ways:
  • Automatically when a message from the sender is detected based on the sender filtering (DHA protection, bounce attack protection, and SMTP traffic throttling).
  • Manually by the administrator
Note
Note
  • Deep Discovery Email Inspector matches senders against the Approved Senders and Blocked Senders lists only in MTA mode.
  • Deep Discovery Email Inspector automatically removes a sender from the list after the blocking expiry time is reached.
  • The time period filter setting is not applicable for user-defined entries when you select User defined or All from the Rule drop-down list
  • For information on how Deep Discovery Email Inspector filters senders based on the Approved Senders and Blocked Senders list, see Sender Filter Order of Evaluation.
The following table describes the tasks that you can perform on the Blocked Senders list.

Task
Description
Filter the list
Filter the list based on the selected rule type and time period.
Search for a sender
Type a keyword to search for a sender.
Add a sender
Click Add to add a sender to the list.
For more information, see Adding Blocked Senders.
Delete senders
Select one or more senders and click Delete.
Import senders
Click Import.
For more information, see Importing Blocked Senders.
Export All User-defined Rules
Click Export All User-defined Rules to export all entries that are manually added to the list.
Export Selected User-defined Rules
Select one or more user-defined entries and click Export Selected User-defined Rules.
Tip
Tip
Select User defined from the Rule drop-down list to filter the entries.
Move senders to the Approved Senders list
Select one or more senders and click Move to Approved Senders.
For more information, see Approved Senders List.
The following table describes the Blocked Senders list.

Header
Description
IP Address
View the sender IP address resolved domain IP address for the sender that Deep Discovery Email Inspector blocks.
Domain/Email Address
View the sender domain or email address.
Rule
View the name of the sender filtering/authentication rule that is matched.
Resource Record
View the type of resource record for a sender domain.
Action
View whether Deep Discovery Email Inspector blocks the sender address temporarily or permanently.
Expiration
View when Deep Discovery Email Inspector stops temporarily block senders.
When the temporary blocking action expires, Deep Discovery Email Inspector removes a sender from the list.
Description
View the description for the entry.
Last Updated
View when the entry was last updated.