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Alibaba Mail:How To Use The Quarantine Function?

Last Updated:Jun 04, 2025

Guide for Postmaster Account

There are two entry methods to access the Quarantine area by postmaster account.

  • Via the email management platform

Note

For the newly activated Alibaba Mail, the master switch of Quarantine function is enabled by default. You must configure specific rules within the organization or user quarantine areas.

Custom administrators must be granted permissions to view the quarantine area feature within the email management platform. For details on assigning permissions, please check How to ceate a sub-administrator?How to Create Custom Administrators? .

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  • From the email page

Note

The user quarantine area entry must be enabled by the admin to be visible on the email page.

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The postmaster account can access and toggle between two quarantine area to manage in the upper right corner, with the default set to the user quarantine area.

  • Access the user quarantine

  • Access the organization quarantine

User Quarantine

This area is managed solely by the postmaster account, which operates its own quarantine area emails, with functionalities identical to those of other employee accounts.

For detailed instructions.

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Organization Quarantine

This area manages the entire domain, allowing operations on fencing area emails for all mailbox accounts under the domain and managing employee authorizations.

Operate employee fencing area emails

Note

The recipient field is now included in the filter criteria and returned data within the organization quarantine. Ensure the correct recipient is selected before proceeding to prevent impacting other users' emails.

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Manage Authorization Among Employees

Authorization management allows for the review and modification of employee accounts that have granted quarantine permissions to others.

Locate the related mailbox and click Authorization management in the corresponding operations column.

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You can then assign authorized accounts to employees.

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Special Scenarios

The postmaster account may grant other accounts management permissions, but these accounts cannot manage the organization quarantine; they are limited to the user quarantine.

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When managing the postmaster account by proxy, the authorization management option will be concealed.

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Note

For actions such as utilizing the quarantine's blacklist and whitelist, please refer to the employee-related operations.

Employee Guide for Using The Quarantine Function