It has become increasingly a serious problem that how to protect the E-mail system from viruses, mail bombs and illegal content of mail. The important factors of influencing safety of E-mail system is analyzed.

• 针对电子邮件应用日益广泛,邮件系统安全防护问题日益突出的现状,分析了邮件系统安全防护的关键:邮件防火墙在整个电子邮件系统安全防范中的重要地位和作用,并对比分析了邮件防火墙和邮件系统常用的邮件过滤器的不同之处及其优缺点;