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MIME settings
Attachments
per email
Defines the maximum number of attachments for a single MIME email. It sets
MaxAttachments
in
avmailgate.conf
.
Block mails
with certain
extensions
You can configure MailGate to block emails containing attachments with specified
file extensions (such as exe, scr, pif). This also applies to archived files. It sets
BlockExtensions
in avmailgate.conf .
Block
suspicious
MIME emails
Blocks suspicious MIME emails. An email is classified as suspicious if it exceeds the
maximum recursion level or the maximum attachment number.
It sets
BlockSuspiciouMime
in avmailgate.conf .
Block
fragmented
MIME emails
Blocks fragmented emails. For further information, see "Message Fragmentation
and Reassembly", RFC 2046,
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2046.html , Paragraph
5.2.2.1).
It sets
BlockFragmentedMessage
in avmailgate.conf .
Forward every
mail as MIME
Even if not MIME, emails can be transformed into MIME emails. They receive a
MIME header with content type: text/plain, content disposition: inline and
content encoding: 7 bit or 8 bit. The "encoding" depends on the original email.
It sets
ForwardAllEmailAsMIME
in avmailgate.conf .