What does the UW-Platteville Spam Firewall do?

The UW-Platteville Spam Firewall is a set of server appliances designed to sanitize e-mail. The Spam Firewall system screens all incoming e-mail destined for uwplatt.edu and checks it for viruses, worms, and spam-like e-mail before it is delivered to the UW-Platteville e-mail system. Messages that are most likely spam will be held in the quarantine system.


How am I notified when I have quarantined messages?

By default, you will receive a weekly e-mail message from the UW-Platteville Spam Firewall if you have new messages in your quarantine. The message will contain a list of the new quarantined messages and a link to manage your quarantine as well as links that allow you to manage each spam message.

You can check your quarantine at any time by choosing Check My Quarantine in the left menu on the E-mail @ UW-Platteville page. You will need to login to the UW-Platteville Spam Firewall using your UW-Platteville NetID and password.


How long are messages kept in quarantine?

Messages will remain in the quarantine for 30 days and will be automatically deleted if no action is taken on them.