Surf Control 5.2.4 manual Defining a Filter, The Global Policy Filter List screen

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POLICY MANAGER

Global Policy

•Message Attachment Filter – Enables you to scan for maximum message size or specify the types of attachments that you want to filter. These include types of attachment, such as *.gif, *.mp3 files, and executable files, such as *.exe and *.dll files by file extension or MIME type.

•Content Guardian – Provides maximum flexibility in filtering using SurfControl Content Dictionaries, with multiple filtering arguments.

•Standard Disclaimer filter – Adds text to all e-mail messages coming into or out of your organization enabling you to add your own corporate disclaimer easily.

Note: For Global Filtering Policy, all messages will pass through each filter one by one in the global filtering policy until a filter is triggered. When a message triggers a filter (except for the standard disclaimer), the action of this filter will be executed immediately. This message will not pass through all the remaining filters.

When you add a new sub-policy, all of these filters are made available to the new policy with whatever configuration you have set. You cannot edit filters from within a sub-policy, all editing must be done from within the Global Policy Filters menu. Configuration of Global Policy Filters is carried out in the Global Policy Filters screen.

Figure 3 - 18 The Global Policy Filter List screen

DEFINING A FILTER

To add a new filter to your policy, first specify the type of filter that you want to add. This is done in the Create New Filter screen.

Figure 3 - 19 Supplied Filters

Note: Filters can also be added at the sub-policy level.

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