Outgoing Senders Page

The Email > Reporting > Outgoing Senders page provides information about the quantity and type of mail being sent from IP addresses and domains in your network.

Use the Outgoing Senders page to answer the following types of questions:

  • Which IP addresses are sending the most virus-positive, or spam-positive or malware email?
  • Which IP addresses trigger content filters the most frequently?
  • Which domains are sending the most mail?
  • What are the total number of recipients that are being processed where a delivery was attempted.

To view the Outgoing Senders page, perform the following:

You can see the results of the Outgoing senders with two types of views:

  • Domain: This view allows you to see the volume of mail that is being sent by each domain
  • IP address: This view allows you to see which IP addresses are sending the most virus messages or triggering content filters.

The following list explains the various sections on the Outgoing Senders page for both views:

Details on the Email Reporting Outgoing Sender Page

Section

Description

Time Range (drop-down list)

A drop-down list that can range from a day to 90 days or a custom range. For more information on time ranges and customizing this for your needs, see the Choosing a Time Range for Reports.

Top Senders by Total Threat Messages

The top senders (by IP address or domain) of outgoing threat messages (spam, antivirus, etc.) in your organization.

Top Sender by Clean Messages

The top senders (by IP address or domain) of clean outgoing messages sent in your organization.

Sender Details

All details on the senders (by IP address or domain) of all outgoing messages sent by your organization. Details include detected spam, viruses, clean messages, etc.

If your access privileges allow you to view Message Tracking data: To view Message Tracking details for the DLP and Content Filter violations in this report, click a blue number link in the table.

Note
This page does not display information about message delivery. To track delivery information, such as the number of messages from a particular domain that were bounced, log in to the appropriate Email Security appliance and choose Monitor > Delivery Status.

From the Outgoing Senders page you can also generate a PDF or export raw data to a CSV file. For information on printing or exporting a file, see the Understanding the Email Reporting Pages.

Note
You can generate a scheduled report for the Outgoing Senders page. See the Scheduling Email Reports.