Common checks

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On this card further checks can be configured. For example filtering emails, which headers point out illegal changes, or attachments from emails, which data type is a potential threat. (e.g. .exe or .vbs files)

 

Action, if bad header found: Choose an action from the selection field that should effect, if the header of an email has an illegal design. Possible options are:

Discard and inform sender: Choose this option, if the mail should be rejected when it exhibits a bad header. The sender gets a note, that says, that his mail had a bad header.
Discard: Choose this option, if the mail should be rejected, without sending a note to the sender.
Pass through: Choose this option, if you want to let the email pass in spite of the bad header. If you choose this option, also the checkbox beside can be marked. If you choose one of the other options, you can not mark it. An error message will be shown if you try to.
Pass through and warn sender: The mail will be passed through, but the sender will get an information mail.

Action, if banned: Choose an action from the selection field that should effect, if the email contains an illegal attachment. Possible options are:

Discard and inform sender: Choose this option, if the mail should be rejected when it has a bad attachment. The sender gets a note, that says, that his mail contains a bad attachment.
Discard: Choose this option, if the mail should be rejected, without sending a note to the sender.
Pass through: Choose this option, if you want to let the email pass in spite of the bad attachment. If you choose this option, also the checkbox beside can be marked. If you choose one of the other options, you can not mark it. An error message will be shown if you try to.
Pass through and warn sender: The mail will be passed through, but the sender will get an information mail.
Pass through and warn recipient: The mail will be passed through, but the recipient will get an information mail.
Pass through and warn sender and recipient: The mail will be passed through, but the sender and the recipient will get an information mail.

Bann file extensions: In this element group you can arrange, which file extensions as attachments should be filtered. All file extensions you enter here, are no longer allowed as attachments.

 

TIP: The administrator and the quarantine email address of the AntiVirus section is also used for mails with bad headers or attachments containing banned extension files.