Surf Control 5.2.4 Benutzerhandbuch
SurfControl RiskFilter - E-mail V5.2.4
Administrator’s Guide 103
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The following list is a summary of the main points covered in Chapter 3. Use this list as a quick reminder of
what you can do within the Policy Manager tab:
what you can do within the Policy Manager tab:
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You can apply different filtering solutions to messages from specific address groups, according to
different routing paths.
different routing paths.
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There are three ways to add an e-mail address: Add the address/es manually, import the address/es
from a file or import the address/es from an LDAP connection.
from a file or import the address/es from an LDAP connection.
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Filter action is set when you create a new filter, within that filter’s configuration screen.
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Rules are defined by creating filters that set the contraints, and action to be taken, on messages that
trigger one of these filters.
trigger one of these filters.
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All messages passing through SurfControl RiskFilter - E-mail will be checked against the Global Policy
filters.
filters.
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By default, sub-policies inherit filters from their parent policies. Sub-policies can also overwrite their
parent filters to meet their own specific needs.
parent filters to meet their own specific needs.
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You can add one or more address group to the address group list, and each address group can include
a group of e-mail address lists.
a group of e-mail address lists.
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If you already have a list of domain or e-mail addresses to apply your policy to, you can import this list
into Policy Manager and use it in your policy.
into Policy Manager and use it in your policy.
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You can export a list of IP addresses to another appliance.
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You can delete address groups that you no longer require.
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When a message triggers a filter it can be sent to a queue, where it can be stored until you are ready
to deal with it.
to deal with it.
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The default queues are:
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Virus mail – This stores messages that have triggered the Anti-Virus filter.
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Junk mail – This stores messages that have triggered the Anti-Spam filter.
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Quarantine – This stores messages that need to isolated, but which haven’t triggered the Anti-
Virus or Anti-Spam filter.
Virus or Anti-Spam filter.
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You can create your own custom queues where messages that have been stopped can be stored.
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Once you have created a queue you can edit it at any time.
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You can use the supplied SurfControl dictionaries or create your own using the Dictionary Manager.
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The SurfControl Dictionaries cover the same type of content as the categories found within the Internet
Threat Database.
Threat Database.
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You can change the value of a word or phrase to fine-tune your filtering.