Change Junk E-mail SCL

[GauiC]

I found out one day that you could change the SCL of what messages will be
moved to Junk E-mail folder in Outlook.
Does anyone know how this is done and also what is the default SCL level
that is filtered to junk E-mail folder?

GC

 

[Brian Tillman]

I found out one day that you could change the SCL of what messages
will be moved to Junk E-mail folder in Outlook.

Who told you that was possible?

Does anyone know how this is done and also what is the default SCL
level that is filtered to junk E-mail folder?

As far as I can tell, there is no "SCL" value in a message that Outlook's
Junk E-mail filter uses.

 

[Brian Hoops]

SCL scores are set on the Exchange server when Exchange Intelligent Message
Filter is configured for use. You can read more at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/bb288484.aspx.

HTH

-Brian

 

[Diane Poremsky]

only if you use exchange server and the admin needs to do it.

 

[GauiC]

okok..bad use of words for me, I will try to explain.
I am the exchange admin.
I know that the Exchange server sets the SCL on messages.
I also know that exchange edge server filters the mail based on the SCL and
moves a range of SCL messages to the quarantine mailbox, I currently have it
set to 5, so all messages with a higher or equal value will be moved to the
quarantine mailbox that I have configured.
The Outlook junk mail filter checks this SCL level and uses that to check if
the message belongs to the junk e-mail folder or if it should continue to
the inbox.
There "is" a registry value that is possible to change this number, that is
raise or lower the SCL threshold in Outlook, I just don't remember how I did
this in the past.
When I find this again I will post it here, but if there is anyone there
that remember this, please let me know.

Thanks,
GC

 

[Diane Poremsky]

outlook does not use scl with the junk filter. there is an exchange store
rule which can use it on mail which gets past the imf gateway.
http://blogs.technet.com/evand/archive/2005/01/31/363935.aspx

You can change the client side scl rating from the ESM. I don't think there
is reg hack for it.

 

[Brian Hoops]

From Exchange System Manager expand Global Settings and then view the
properties for Message Delivery. From the Intelligent Message Filtering tab
you can change the SCL values to block and to move to the junk email folder.

See my other post and scroll down to the Documentation section to download
plenty of guides on how to setup and configure IMF. Also, you may want to
direct any further posts to an Exchange newsgroup.

HTH

-Brian

 

[John]

The Outlook junk mail filter checks this SCL level and uses that to check
if the message belongs to the junk e-mail folder or if it should continue
to the inbox.

My understanding is Exchange server IMF decides where to deliver the
message.

There "is" a registry value that is possible to change this number, that
is raise or lower the SCL threshold in Outlook, I just don't remember how
I did this in the past.

Never heard of it. I've heard of a way to "show" SCL value in Outlook but I
guess that's not what you're asking for.
Suppose you can lower/raise SCL, what would you do that for? Wouldn't it be
easier to set it once on the server?

When I find this again I will post it here, but if there is anyone there
that remember this, please let me know.

I'll be here waiting for your memory to come back

 

[GauiC]

Ok, I figured this out.
Actually this is not a registry hack as I thought I remembered, but it is a
command in powershell using the SCLJunkThreshold.

This link explains it:
http://exchangepedia.com/blog/2007/02/exchange-2007-content-filter-how-to_07.html