Configuring profiles : Configuring session profiles : Configuring error handling options
Configuring error handling options
This procedure is part of the session profile configuration process. For general procedures about how to configure a session profile, see “Configuring session profiles”.
1. Go to Profile > Session.
2. Click New to create a new session profile or double click on an existing profile to edit it.
3. Click the arrow to expand Error Handling.
Configure Error Handling to specify how the FortiMail unit should handle connections from SMTP clients that are error-prone. Errors sometime indicate attempts to misuse the server. You can impose delays or drop connections if there are errors. Setting any of these values to 0 disables the limit.
 
Configuring error handling can improve performance by dropping connections with error-prone SMTP clients.
4. Configure the following:
 
GUI item
Description
Number of 'free' errors allowed for each client
Enter the number of number of errors permitted before the FortiMail unit imposes a delay. By default, five errors are permitted before the FortiMail unit imposes the first delay.
Delay for the first non-free error (seconds)
Enter the delay time for the first error after the number of free errors is reached.
Delay increment for subsequent errors (seconds)
Enter the number of seconds by which to increase the delay for each error after the first delay is imposed.
Maximum number of errors allowed for each connection
Enter the total number of errors the FortiMail unit accepts before dropping the connection.