FOPE Spam Quarantine Mailbox

Applies to: Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

Topic Last Modified: 2013-05-17

This topic will help you understand your Microsoft® Forefront® Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) email spam quarantine mailbox and the quarantine service if you are a typical email recipient.

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If you are an email administrator and need help configuring the spam filtering service or mailbox options for an entire domain that you manage, you can review the following topics for more help: Understanding Antispam Protection - Provides an overview of spam storage and management options. Configuring Spam Quarantine – Explains the steps required to set up end user and administrator access to quarantine mailboxes. For help with subjects such as ordering new FOPE account services or access to the Administration Center, you can review the topics listed in the related topics section or contact Forefront Online Protection for Exchange Technical Support (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=149248).

To view a video that shows you how to manage your spam through the FOPE spam quarantine feature, see End User Email and Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (English only).

As a typical email recipient, you can become more efficient and productive by using the features in the email spam quarantine mailbox to manage spam. To start working with your email spam quarantine mailbox, you must Log on to the FOPE Quarantine Service and Personalize Settings. The following topics provide more information about this and the FOPE quarantine service generally:

• Log on to the FOPE Quarantine Service and Personalize Settings
  
• Manage Quarantined Messages in FOPE
  
• Adjust FOPE Quarantine Mailbox Notifications
  

To help you begin to understand how the quarantine service works, you should be aware of the following features, which apply to all quarantine mailboxes.