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In the IronPott C-Series, which of the following control the SMTP conversation? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is E. Recipient Access Table F. Host Access Table. E (Recipient Access Table) and F (Host Access Table) are correct because they both operate during the SMTP conversation itself - at the connection and envelope level - before the message body is ever accepted. The HAT evaluates the connecting host (sender IP/domain) to decide…
Question
In the IronPott C-Series, which of the following control the SMTP conversation? (Choose two.)
Options
- AOutbreak Filters
- BContent Filters
- CIronPort Anti-Spam
- DMessage Filters
- ERecipient Access Table
- FHost Access Table
- GAnti-Virus
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A3% (1)
- C3% (1)
- E94% (30)
Explanation
E (Recipient Access Table) and F (Host Access Table) are correct because they both operate during the SMTP conversation itself - at the connection and envelope level - before the message body is ever accepted. The HAT evaluates the connecting host (sender IP/domain) to decide whether the connection is allowed, and the RAT evaluates the RCPT TO address to decide whether the appliance will accept mail for that recipient.
All the distractors - Outbreak Filters (A), Content Filters (B), IronPort Anti-Spam (C), Message Filters (D), and Anti-Virus (G) - operate after the SMTP conversation ends and the message has already been accepted into the processing pipeline. They inspect or act on the message body or headers, not the live SMTP session.
Memory tip: "HAT and RAT work at the DOOR" - the Host Access Table checks who is knocking (the connecting server), and the Recipient Access Table checks who they're asking for (the recipient address). Everything else happens inside, after you've let them in.
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