HOWTO: How do I add a message stamp or company disclaimer to my e-mail?

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HOWTO: How do I add a message stamp or company disclaimer to my e-mail?


This article applies to:

  • MailMarshal SMTP

Question:

How do I add a message stamp or company disclaimer to my e-mail?

Procedure:

You can add a message stamp or company disclaimer to your outgoing e-mails by using the Message Stamping feature in MailMarshal.

MailMarshal can add a standard signature, disclaimer, or corporate message to the end of any outgoing e-mail messages.  Message Stamping is configured as a rule and is defined in the same way as other rules. You can create and configure the message stamps in the MailMarshal Configurator.

To use message stamping:

  1. Create a standard rule in the MailMarshal Configurator.
  2. In the Actions section, select the Message Stamping check box.
  3. Click on the Message Stamp link to select the message stamp to be used. This will open the Select Message Stamp pop-up menu, where you can select an existing message stamp or create a new one.
  4. After selecting the appropriate message stamp, click OK on the pop-up menu and then Next
  5. Enter a name for the rule in the last screen of the Rule Wizard and then click Finish.
Note: In some circumstances, message stamping may not be required. Users or e-mail addresses can simply be excluded from the Message Stamping rule.


To create new message stamps:

A new stamp can be created as indicated above, by clicking on the New Stamp button in the Select Message Stamp window of the Rule Wizard.  You can also:
  1. Right-click the Message Stamps element in the MailMarshal Configurator tree.
  2. Select the New Message Stamp option.
  3. Once this option is selected, the New Message Stamp pop-up box will appear. You will be prompted for a message stamp name and the text to be displayed within the stamp.

    Two types of text are used for message stamps: plain text and HTML. Both should be defined, as many e-mail programs now send e-mail in HTML format.
    Plain text example:


    **********************************************
    This message has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshal
          an automated e-mail content checking gateway.
    **********************************************

    HTML example:

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    This message has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshal an automated e-mail content checking gateway.
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Notes:

For sample company disclaimers, please refer to the following Marshal Knowledge Base article:

Q10815 What are sample disclaimers I can use to message stamp my company e-mail with?

This article was previously published as:
NETIQKB28966
Marshal KB26


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Article ID: 10195
Last Modified: 7/4/2008
Type: HOWTO
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