Cisco Cisco Email Security Appliance X1070 Troubleshooting Guide

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Replace a Stripped Attachment with a Text
Message on the ESA
Document ID: 117867
Contributed by Scott Roeder and Enrico Werner, Cisco TAC Engineers.
Jul 01, 2014
Contents
Introduction
Create a Message Filter
Create a Notification Message
Introduction
This document describes how to replace a stripped attachment with a text message on the Email Security
Appliance (ESA).
Create a Message Filter
Many sites wish to give additional information when they strip attachments. You can do this with a message
filter, which allows the inclusion of an optional comment field.
Here is an example message filter:
    StripInboundMP3s:
    if (recv−listener == "InboundMail") {
      drop−attachments−by−filetype ('mp3', 'Corporate policy disallows mp3
      attachments.  Please contact the helpdesk at x411 for assistance in
      transferring binary files.');
    }
You can create this message filter in the CLI with the filters command:
    smtp.example.com> filters
    Choose the operation you want to perform:
    − NEW − Create a new filter.
    − DELETE − Remove a filter.
    − IMPORT − Import a filter script from a file.
    − EXPORT − Export filters to a file
    − MOVE − Move a filter to a different position.
    − SET − Set a filter attribute.
    − LIST − List the filters.
    − DETAIL − Get detailed information on the filters.
    − LOGCONFIG − Configure log subscriptions used by filters.
    − ROLLOVERNOW − Roll over a filter log file.
    []> new
    Enter filter script.  Enter '.' on its own line to end.
    StripInboundMP3s:
    if (recv−listener == "InboundMail") {
      drop−attachments−by−filetype ('mp3', 'Corporate policy disallows mp3 attachments. 
      Please contact the helpdesk at x411 for assistance in transferring binary files.');
    }