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-We recommend leaving the spam filter set to "Normal,(w/Quarantine)(RECOMMENDED)" We do not allow disabling of spam protection, but you have control over who is sending you email by clicking "__Show More__".+We recommend leaving the spam filter set to "**Normal (w/Quarantine)(RECOMMENDED)**".  We have also added a "Low (w/Quarantine)" filter that will allow a significant amount of spam come through, with fewer messages actually getting caught in the quarantine. 
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 +We do not allow disabling of spam protection, but you have control over who is sending you email by clicking "__Show More__".
  
 The following lists will appear: The following lists will appear:
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 A blacklist is a list of items that will cause a message to be marked as spam. A whitelist is a list that will cause any messages that match it to be automatically accepted.  A blacklist is a list of items that will cause a message to be marked as spam. A whitelist is a list that will cause any messages that match it to be automatically accepted. 
   * The Subject Blacklist marks messages as spam where the subject matches an entry in the list.   * The Subject Blacklist marks messages as spam where the subject matches an entry in the list.
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 Clicking on a list will pop up a small window that will show you all of your list entries and allow you to add a new entry. Clicking on a list will pop up a small window that will show you all of your list entries and allow you to add a new entry.
  
-**As a note, you should not overuse white and black lists. It is better to determine why a message is either being marked as Spam or isn't, so that problem can be corrected. While you can whitelist a sender to circumvent the anti-Spam filters, doing so may expose you to potential trouble if that person's PC contracts a virus, etc. __You should only use a whitelist or blacklist as a last resort__.**+[[knowledge_base:magicmail:allowmessage|Prev]] | [[knowledge_base:magicmail:emailoptions|Next]]
  
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