Cloudflare mail proxy

Cloudflare Mail Proxy is a service offered by Cloudflare that allows organizations to proxy their email traffic through Cloudflare's network. This service provides several benefits, including:

  1. Improved security: Cloudflare's Mail Proxy service provides an additional layer of security for email traffic by scanning emails for malware, viruses, and other threats before they reach your email servers.
  2. Enhanced filtering: Cloudflare's Mail Proxy service allows you to set up custom filtering rules to block or allow specific types of emails based on criteria such as sender, recipient, subject, and content.
  3. Improved deliverability: Cloudflare's Mail Proxy service helps improve email deliverability by ensuring that emails are properly formatted and comply with email protocols.
  4. Reduced spam: Cloudflare's Mail Proxy service uses advanced algorithms to identify and block spam emails, reducing the amount of unwanted email that reaches your inbox.
  5. Simplified email management: Cloudflare's Mail Proxy service provides a centralized management interface for managing email traffic, making it easier to monitor and control email activity.

Here's how Cloudflare Mail Proxy works:

  1. Email traffic is routed through Cloudflare: When an email is sent to your organization, it is routed through Cloudflare's network.
  2. Cloudflare scans the email: Cloudflare's Mail Proxy service scans the email for malware, viruses, and other threats.
  3. Email is filtered and processed: Cloudflare's Mail Proxy service applies custom filtering rules to the email, blocking or allowing specific types of emails based on your settings.
  4. Email is delivered to your email server: The filtered and processed email is then delivered to your email server.

Cloudflare Mail Proxy is available as a standalone service or as part of Cloudflare's broader suite of security and performance products.