Feature Request: Add "Report Phishing" Button & Dedicated Spool Folder
Idea shared by TOAST.net - Today at 12:48 PM
Proposed
I noticed Gmail now has a dedicated "Report Phishing" option separate from marking something as spam.

That kind of refined feedback could open up a lot of avenues for admins and SpamFoo. At minimum, having that extra layer of data (a human report vs. algorithmic matching alone) could help refine categorization and detection accuracy over time.

I'd like to propose adding this same "Report Phishing" button to the SmarterMail webmail interface, alongside the existing "Mark as Junk" option. To avoid interface clutter or end-user confusion, this could ship as an opt-in toggle in Admin Antispam Settings — mirroring how admins already toggle standard junk feedback options.

Why this adds value:

  • Dedicated Spool/Phishing routing: When enabled, reported emails copy into a distinct phishing folder in the server's Spool directory, giving admins isolated access to real threats instead of digging through general spam.
  • User education: An explicit "Report Phishing" button teaches users to distinguish unwanted junk from credential-harvesting and social engineering attacks.
  • Higher-fidelity security data: Phishing relies on brand spoofing and credential theft rather than typical bulk-spam signatures. Separating this from junk mail gives SpamFoo cleaner, human-verified signal to refine its detection models alongside its existing algorithms — and gives admins a standardized Spool/Phishing directory they can script against for instant alerts, and proactive security actions

Would love to hear feedback from the team and community on considering this for a future build!


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