Common
Media Type Filter
The Media Type Filter section looks like this:
Using this section, you can configure actions, e. g. Block, Block, log and notify, Allow, etc., for the Media Type Filter.
This filter manages the flow of incoming media types for HTTP and FTP down- loads, as well as for SMTP.
A media (content) type is a general category of data content, such as an ap- plication, audio content, a text message, an image, a video stream, etc. The media type tells the application that receives the data what kind of application is needed to process the content, e. g. Real Audio is to play the audio content for a user. Each of these media types also have subtypes, e. g. the text media type has four subtypes: plain, rich text, enriched, and
The actions that you configure here will be executed according to the result achieved by the Media Type Filter for a filtered object.
You can also configure different actions for Web and
After specifying the appropriate settings here, click on Apply Changes to make them effective.
Use the
•Default action for unlisted media types
Should this filter find a media type that is not currently listed in the Media Type White List or Black List, this is what will happen to it.
•Entry found in Media Type Black List
The actions configured here will be executed for media types that are found in the Media Type Black List.
•Entry found in Media Type White List
The actions configured here will be executed for media types that are found in the Media Type White List.