How to Specify an Exception to a Connection Rule

You can create exceptions to the connection filter rule. Specifically, you can allow message delivery to specific recipients (for example, to the postmaster), regardless of whether the connecting IP address is on a block list.

Before You Begin

Before you perform the procedure in this topic, read Configuring Filtering and Controlling Spam.

The following permissions are required to perform this procedure:

• Member of the local administrators group and a member of a group that has had the Exchange Administrators role applied at the organizational level

Procedure

To specify an exception to a connection rule

1. In Message Delivery Properties, on the Connection filtering tab, click Exception. The Block List Service Configuration Settings dialog box appears.

   The Block List Service Configuration Settings dialog box

   

2. Click Add.

3. In Add Recipient, type the SMTP address of the recipient for whom you want to accept all messages, regardless of whether the connecting IP address appears on a block list.

4. Click OK twice.