Adding a rule

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A policy rule comprises the filter applied to a message that matches a policy's sender/recipient conditions and the action taken when that message triggers the filter. The following default rules are available:

Antivirus. Rule is enabled and uses the default virus filter and filter action.

URL Analysis. Rule is enabled and uses the default URL analysis filter and filter action.

Antispam. Rule is enabled and uses the default spam filter and filter action.

Commercial Bulk. Rule is enabled and uses the default commercial bulk filter and filter action.

Advanced File Analysis. Rule is enabled and uses the default advanced file analysis filter and filter action.

Disclaimer. Rule is disabled, but when enabled, uses the default disclaimer filter.

You may create a new rule only in combination with a custom content filter.

Use the following steps to add a policy rule with a custom content filter:

Click Add in the Rules section to open the Add Rule page.

Enter a name for your rule in the Rule Name entry field.

Select the desired policy status, Enabled (the default) or Disabled.

Select the order in which you want your rule applied. By default, a new custom content rule is created in the first position. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to adjust custom content rule order. The Disclaimer rule is always applied last.

Select a custom content filter from the Filter name drop-down list. If you have not created a custom content filter, this list contains only the entry Add filter. Choose this entry to open the Add Filter page to define a new custom content filter. The filter type is always Custom Content. See Creating and configuring a filter for information.

Configure a filter action in 1 of the following ways:

Select a default filter action from the Action name drop-down list. If you want to change the default action settings, click Edit.

You can also create a new action for your rule by selecting Add Action from the drop-down list.

See Creating and configuring a filter action for information.

Editing rules

Click a rule name, and use the Add Policy > Edit Rule page to define what happens to an email message that matches the sender/recipient conditions and triggers the policy. This page contains the filter and filter action that currently define the rule that you clicked. You can also define message sender/recipient conditions that, when met, allow a message to bypass the filter.

Editing the filter

To edit the filter, click Edit in the Filter section to open the Edit Filter page. Modify filter characteristics as described in Creating and configuring a filter.

Editing the filter action

To edit the filter action, click Edit in the Action section to open the Edit Action page. Modify action options as described in Creating and configuring a filter action.


	Note Any change you make to existing rule components will be reflected in the filter and action definitions you configured in the Main > Policy Management > Filters and Main > Policy Management > Actions pages. The changes are not unique to the individual policy.

Adding filter bypass conditions

To add filter bypass conditions, click Add in the Filter Bypass Condition section to open the Add Filter Bypass Conditions page. You can create filter bypass entries in both the Sender Email Addresses and Recipient Email Addresses sections in 1 of the following ways:

Add a predefined email address list by clicking Browse next to the Email Address File field and navigating to the desired text file. The file format should be 1 email address per line, up to a maximum of 8 addresses.

Enter an individual email address in the Email address field. Click the right arrow button to add the individual entry to the Email Address List on the right.

An asterisk (*) may be used in an address as a wildcard.

Click OK to save your bypass entries.

You can delete an entry in an Email Address List by selecting it and clicking Remove. Export and save an address list as a text file by clicking Export All.

You cannot use these settings to bypass a custom content filter.