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How to filter users with SMTP in Google Workspace?

Method to exclude from your SMTP traffic the emails that should not be signed

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Written by Lahcen
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SMTP traffic filtering allows you to:

  • Route only emails that should have a Letsignit signature

  • Exclude technical or automated emails (scans, no-reply, alerts, etc.)

  • Optimize overall email processing and ensure a better quality of service

How do I exclude certain addresses from the SMTP traffic?

Google Workspace allows you to manage exclusions through address lists.

Steps to add exclusions:

  1. In the routing rule, click on Show options

  2. Enable:

    • Use address lists to control the application of this rule

  3. Select:

    • Do not apply this rule to senders matching this list

  4. Click Create or edit an address list

  5. Create a dedicated list (e.g.: SMTP Exclusions)

  6. Add the addresses or prefixes to exclude

This method is officially supported by Google and is recommended over complex filters or regular expressions.

What types of addresses should be excluded?

It is advisable to exclude technical or automated addresses, for example:

These emails are not intended to have a signature.

What happens to excluded emails?

  • Excluded emails do not pass through the Letsignit SMTP traffic

  • They continue to be sent normally through Gmail

  • Only relevant emails are processed by Letsignit

This allows you to:

  • avoid any unnecessary or inappropriate processing

  • optimize email traffic handling

  • ensure a better overall quality of service

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