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 icon on the right side of the menu bar. Click the menu item.
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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Parent topic: Security