The Email Reputation Services documentation is written for IT managers and email administrators in medium and large enterprises. The documentation assumes that the reader has in-depth knowledge of email messaging networks, including details related to the following:
SMTP protocol
Message transfer agents (MTAs)
You have to know how to configure your MTA to make a DNS Known Spam Source List query before you change the settings for Email Reputation Services.
The documentation does not assume the reader has any knowledge of antivirus or anti-spam technology.