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Update configure-your-spam-filter-policies.md
BCL threshold is actually 'greater than or equal to' per PowerShell [Issue 8961](MicrosoftDocs/office-docs-powershell#8961)
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5. On the **Bulk email threshold & spam properties** page that appears, configure the following settings:
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- **Bulk email threshold**: Specifies the bulk complaint level (BCL) of a message that triggers the specified action for the **Bulk** spam filtering verdict that you configure on the next page (greater than the specified value, not greater than or equal to). A higher value indicates the message is less desirable (more likely to resemble spam). The default value is 7. For more information, see [Bulk complaint level (BCL) in EOP](bulk-complaint-level-values.md) and [What's the difference between junk email and bulk email?](what-s-the-difference-between-junk-email-and-bulk-email.md).
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- **Bulk email threshold**: Specifies the bulk complaint level (BCL) of a message that triggers the specified action for the **Bulk** spam filtering verdict that you configure on the next page. A higher value indicates the message is less desirable (more likely to resemble spam). The default value is 7. For more information, see [Bulk complaint level (BCL) in EOP](bulk-complaint-level-values.md) and [What's the difference between junk email and bulk email?](what-s-the-difference-between-junk-email-and-bulk-email.md).
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By default, the PowerShell only setting _MarkAsSpamBulkMail_ is `On` in anti-spam policies. This setting dramatically affects the results of a **Bulk** filtering verdict:
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- **_MarkAsSpamBulkMail_ is On**: A BCL that's greater than the threshold is converted to an SCL 6 that corresponds to a filtering verdict of **Spam**, and the action for the **Bulk** filtering verdict is taken on the message.
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- **_MarkAsSpamBulkMail_ is On**: A BCL that's greater than or equal to the threshold is converted to an SCL 6 that corresponds to a filtering verdict of **Spam**, and the action for the **Bulk** filtering verdict is taken on the message.
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- **_MarkAsSpamBulkMail_ is Off**: The message is stamped with the BCL, but _no action_ is taken for a **Bulk** filtering verdict. In effect, the BCL threshold and **Bulk** filtering verdict action are irrelevant.
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- **Increase spam score**, **Mark as spam**<sup>\*</sup> and **Test mode**: Advanced Spam Filter (ASF) settings that are turned off by default.

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