What types of mail messages show up in the Connection Quarantine?
A The Connection Quarantine contains mail messages that exceed a connection threshold or meet a particular criteria. Connection thresholds and criteria are defined to protect our mail servers from abuse or denial of service. Connection thresholds and criteria are regularly tuned and refined based on current events. Examples of types of connection thresholds and criteria are: • Total concurrent connections from a single IP • Total messages within a single session • Common phishing attempts that aren’t yet defined as spam Since messages found in the Connection Quarantine are not based on the content of the message, it is possible for legitimate mail to appear in the Connection Quarantine if the way in which the user sent the mail is considered an abuse of system resources. For example, if a legitimate Internet user wanted to send a newsletter to all CCC staff members by sending 1,000 messages simultaneously, it would be considered an abuse of our mail resources and be quarantined in the
