diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index 7f7a7cbe..c42952d8 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -701,3 +701,11 @@ action  = %(banaction)s[name=%(__name__)s-tcp, port="%(tcpport)s", protocol="tcp
 enabled  = false
 logpath  = /var/log/messages     ; nrpe.cfg may define a different log_facility
 maxretry = 1
+
+
+[oracleims]
+# see "oracleims" filter file for configuration requirement for Oracle IMS v6 and above
+enabled = false
+logpath = /opt/sun/comms/messaging64/log/mail.log_current
+maxretry = 6
+banaction = iptables-allports