Technical Tip: How to run antispam debugging when '# diagnose debug application emailfilter is not available

Description

This article describes the command 'diagnose debug application emailfilter' and how to run anti-spam debugging.

Scope

FortiGate.

Solution

How to run antispam debugging:

Before FortiOS 6.4, the antispam debug command is:

diagnose debug application emailfilter -1

diagnose debug enable

In FortiOS 6.4 and later, the command has been changed to:

diagnose sys scanunit debug antispam

diagnose debug enable

Other complementary debug commands still same.

To stop the debug processes later, press Ctrl + C and enter diagnose debug disable.

The following commands are helpful debug commands for specific services and proxies:

diagnose debug application pop3 -1

diagnose debug application smtp -1

diagnose debug application imap -1

diagnose debug application proxy -1

It is possible to decide to add these debug commands when it is necessary to run anti spam debugging depends on what the service is to debug.