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Which of the following email spam filtering features is NOT supported on a FortiGate unit?

The correct answer is C. Greylisting. Greylisting is an email spam filtering technique that is not natively supported as a feature on a FortiGate unit.

Submitted by fatema_kw· Apr 18, 2026Security Profiles and Content Inspection

Question

Which of the following email spam filtering features is NOT supported on a FortiGate unit?

Options

  • AMultipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Header Check
  • BHELO DNS Lookup
  • CGreylisting
  • DBanned Word

How the community answered

(56 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    93% (52)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Greylisting is an email spam filtering technique that is not natively supported as a feature on a FortiGate unit.

AMultipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Header Check

FortiGate supports MIME Header Check to inspect the headers of email messages for suspicious or malformed content as part of its anti-spam and content filtering capabilities.

BHELO DNS Lookup

HELO DNS Lookup is a supported FortiGate anti-spam feature that verifies the hostname provided in the HELO/EHLO command against DNS records, helping to identify spoofed or invalid senders.

CGreylistingCorrect

Greylisting, which temporarily rejects emails from unknown senders forcing legitimate servers to retry, is not a native anti-spam feature directly implemented on FortiGate units for SMTP traffic; it is typically found in dedicated anti-spam appliances or services.

DBanned Word

FortiGate units can perform Banned Word filtering, allowing administrators to configure custom lists of words or phrases that, if found in email content, will trigger a spam action.

Concept tested: FortiGate anti-spam feature limitations

Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/handbook/358896/anti-spam-features

Topics

#Antispam#Spam filtering#FortiGate features#Email security

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