Cisco Cisco Email Security Appliance C690 User Guide
Chapter 4 Quarantines
Working with Safelists and Blocklists
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Step 1
From System Administration > Configuration File, go to the End-User
Safelist/Blocklist Database section.
Safelist/Blocklist Database section.
Step 2
To back up a database to a .CSV files, click Backup Now.
Step 3
To restore the database, click Select File to Restore.
The Cisco IronPort appliance displays a list of backup files that are stored in
your configuration directory.
your configuration directory.
Step 4
Select the safelist/blocklist backup file you want to restore and click Restore.
Synchronizing Safelist and Blocklist Settings and Databases
When an end user creates a safelist or blocklist, the setting is saved to a database.
If the IronPort Spam Quarantine exists on an M-Series appliance, this database
must be synchronized with a database on the C-Series appliance before the
safelist/blocklist settings are applied to incoming mail. When the IronPort Spam
Quarantine exists on a C-Series appliance, the database must be synchronized
with a read-only database that is used when processing the mail queue. The
amount of time it takes to automatically synchronize these databases depends on
the model of the appliance. The following table shows the default settings for
updating safelists and blocklists:
If the IronPort Spam Quarantine exists on an M-Series appliance, this database
must be synchronized with a database on the C-Series appliance before the
safelist/blocklist settings are applied to incoming mail. When the IronPort Spam
Quarantine exists on a C-Series appliance, the database must be synchronized
with a read-only database that is used when processing the mail queue. The
amount of time it takes to automatically synchronize these databases depends on
the model of the appliance. The following table shows the default settings for
updating safelists and blocklists:
Table 4-5
Synchronization for Safelist and Blocklist Settings
Appliance
Synchronization Time
C150/C160
10 minutes
C350/C360/C370
15 minutes
C650/C660/C670
30 minutes
X1050/X1060/X1070
60 minutes
M600/M660
120 minutes
M1000/M1050/M1060
240 minutes