Data Security
12.3. Showing the E-Mail Authenticity
For incoming E-Mails, the server checks whether the E-Mail actually originates from the provided sender address. The check is run to identify illegitimate E-Mails. The E-Mail authenticity check provides one of the following results:
The E-Mail is classified as potentially dangerous. In the detail view, the sender is displayed in red font color.
The authenticity cannot definitely be verified. In the detail view, the sender is displayed in yellow font color.
The verification was successful. In the detail view, the sender is displayed in green font color.
The verification was successful. The E-Mail was sent from a trustworthy address.
Depending on the configuration, you can define the E-Mails for which the authenticity is displayed.
How to define the E-Mails for which the authenticity is displayed:
Click the iconon the right side of the menu bar. Click on .
In the sidebar, click on .
Select an entry from the drop-down in the display area.
. No authenticity is displayed. If a hoster marks the E-Mail sent from the hoster's address as trustworthy though, this authenticity will be displayed.
. Displays the authenticity for the following E-Mails:
E-Mails that are classified as potentially dangerous.
E-Mails which authenticity can not definitely be verified
. Displays the authenticity for all E-Mails.
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