A FortiMail is configured with the protected domain example.com. On this FortiMail, which two envelope addresses are considered incoming? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• AMAIL FROM: [email protected] RCPT TO: [email protected]
• BMAIL FROM: [email protected] RCPT TO: [email protected]
• CMAIL FROM: [email protected] RCPT TO: [email protected]
• DMAIL FROM: [email protected] RCPT TO: [email protected]

• A
  78% (29)
• B
  5% (2)
• C
  16% (6)

Explanation

FortiMail classifies email direction based on the RCPT TO (recipient) envelope address relative to the protected domain. If the recipient address belongs to a protected domain (example.com), the message is incoming - regardless of where it originated.

Why A and D are correct:

• A has RCPT TO: [email protected] - the recipient is in the protected domain, so it's incoming (even though the sender is also internal).
• D has RCPT TO: [email protected] - an external sender delivering to the protected domain is the classic incoming scenario.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B has MAIL FROM: [email protected] with RCPT TO going to an external domain - this is outgoing, not incoming.
• C has both sender and recipient on external domains - example.com isn't involved at all, so FortiMail would treat this as an unauthorized relay attempt, not incoming mail.

Memory tip: Focus on the destination, not the origin. Ask yourself: "Is this email arriving at my protected domain?" If RCPT TO lands in example.com, it's incoming. If MAIL FROM leaves from example.com to somewhere else, it's outgoing. Think of the arrow's tip pointing at the protected domain = incoming.

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