E-Mail Management, Protection & Compliance
BCC_MailProtect is designed to monitor e-mail traffic within IBM Lotus Domino environments, and to enable administrators to control and take actions if required. It provides a real-time check based on so called "Mail Conditions", which interpret one or more configured rules. Depending on the result of this check the mail will be delivered or a "Mail-Service" activates specific actions.
Anti Virus
This service provides a virus check using multiple scan engines. In addition to the included ClamAV engine, further scan engines by McAfee, TrendMicro, Symantec and Sophos are supported natively. Also any command-line scanners can be used. The scan options are easily configured in the service documents.
Why virus protection with BCC_MailProtect?
Anti Spam
BCC_MailProtect uses the leading anti-spam technology of ISS and word lists to provide effective anti-spam services. Users can review blocked emails in the web-enabled quarantine database. At regular intervals, an integrated reporting service delivers Spam-reports with a list of the blocked mails. Personal and public black and white lists are easily maintained.
Why Spam-protection with BCC_MailProtect?
Attachment Management - Filtering and Compression
This service automatically compresses file attachments and filters out file attachments that are not allowed. These actions can be configured with parameters such as file size, file format, or number of recipients. For file format identification file extension as well as the included file signatures can be used. The automated compression service packs and unpacks using the ZIP format.
Why Attachment Management with BCC_MailProtect?
Signature/Disclaimer Management
A rule based disclaimer management service attaches static or dynamically computed disclaimers to e-mails. This can also include any information from the Domino Directory.
Why Disclaimer Management with BCC_MailProtect?
Central Absence Management
This service provides a rule and time based redirection of e-mails to other recipients as well as the automated generating of specific response e-mails like absence information or notice of receipt. Response mails can be configured specifically to the requirements of each department.
Why absense management with BCC_MailProtect?
Rule and Policy Based Mail Management
The mail management service uses an extensive collection of predefined rules for e-mail management such as internal/external recipients, domains, virus check results and much more. Additionally, individual rules can be created using Lotus @formula language. The rule base also provides certain system information as variables.
Compliance and Archiving
BCC_MailProtect allows you to satisfy a strict compliance audit with automated archiving and categorization of all e-mail traffic. It allows archiving to Lotus Notes databases or delivery of content to third-party-archiving systems like Centera, IBM Tivoli Common Store.
Why Compliance with BCC_MailProtect?
Anti Virus
This service provides a virus check using multiple scan engines. In addition to the included ClamAV engine, further scan engines by McAfee, TrendMicro, Symantec and Sophos are supported natively. Also any command-line scanners can be used. The scan options are easily configured in the service documents.
Why virus protection with BCC_MailProtect?
- Cost-effective virus protection using the integrated open source virus scanner Clam AntiVirus
- Easy integration of other Anti-Virus solutions
- Scheduled virus scan of existing Lotus Notes data bases
- Virus check even applied to encrypted e-mails
- Active Virus Outbreak Management
Anti Spam
BCC_MailProtect uses the leading anti-spam technology of ISS and word lists to provide effective anti-spam services. Users can review blocked emails in the web-enabled quarantine database. At regular intervals, an integrated reporting service delivers Spam-reports with a list of the blocked mails. Personal and public black and white lists are easily maintained.
Why Spam-protection with BCC_MailProtect?
- Reliable detection of Spam without time-consuming configuration and ongoing manual adjustments
- Personal black lists and white lists for individual control
- Minimal administration efforts due to the user self-service
- Highly flexible, because the users can process individual adjustments
Attachment Management - Filtering and Compression
This service automatically compresses file attachments and filters out file attachments that are not allowed. These actions can be configured with parameters such as file size, file format, or number of recipients. For file format identification file extension as well as the included file signatures can be used. The automated compression service packs and unpacks using the ZIP format.
Why Attachment Management with BCC_MailProtect?
- Storage space cost saving due to the file size limitation and compression
- Avoid not business related file types (games, pictures, fun presentations)
- high efficiency due to identification of file formats via file signatures
- Fully automated (un-)packing of files on the basis of definable rules (format compatible to BCC_Zip)
Signature/Disclaimer Management
A rule based disclaimer management service attaches static or dynamically computed disclaimers to e-mails. This can also include any information from the Domino Directory.
Why Disclaimer Management with BCC_MailProtect?
- Uniform e-mail signature for all users or groups - no local adjustments within the Lotus Notes Client required
- Support for time-controlled marketing activities
- Compliance with formal requirements (commercial letters)
Central Absence Management
This service provides a rule and time based redirection of e-mails to other recipients as well as the automated generating of specific response e-mails like absence information or notice of receipt. Response mails can be configured specifically to the requirements of each department.
Why absense management with BCC_MailProtect?
- Realtime Out of Office Management incl. delegation and forwarding
- Time saving through Auto Reply Feature for automated answering of incoming mails
Rule and Policy Based Mail Management
The mail management service uses an extensive collection of predefined rules for e-mail management such as internal/external recipients, domains, virus check results and much more. Additionally, individual rules can be created using Lotus @formula language. The rule base also provides certain system information as variables.
Compliance and Archiving
BCC_MailProtect allows you to satisfy a strict compliance audit with automated archiving and categorization of all e-mail traffic. It allows archiving to Lotus Notes databases or delivery of content to third-party-archiving systems like Centera, IBM Tivoli Common Store.
Why Compliance with BCC_MailProtect?
- Implementation, documentation and monitoring of a e-mail policy
- Central, rule-based archiving
- Flexible integration with existing archiving systems
- Audit-proof documentation of configuration changes



BCC_MailProtect is designed to monitor e-mail traffic within IBM Lotus Domino environments, and to enable administrators to control and take actions if required. It provides a real-time check based on so called "Mail Conditions", which interpret one or more configured rules. Depending on the result of this check the mail will be delivered or a "Mail-Service" activates specific actions.