Implementing policies and simplifying your approach

Understanding what each policy does is just part of the equation. Any administrator must understand how to apply these policies, build custom policies that are easy to understand and implement, and know how to implement these in a way that minimizes user impact.

Order of implementation

While you can approach configuration in any order desired, the following order proves to be the easiest to do in most organizations:

1. Quarantine policy: Sets the foundation for managing quarantined items, so configure this first
2. Quarantine notifications policy: Adjusts communication preferences related to quarantined items
3. Anti-spam policy: Fine-tunes spam filtering and handling to balance security and false positives

Always observe this order when planning and deploying policies, as it will allow for faster implementation and minimize misconfiguration.

Configuring the quarantine policy

The quarantine policy modular...