Reference: Configuration options
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media type and, where applicable, sub-type. The two statements are separated from
one another by a single slash, e.g.
video/mpeg
or
audio/x-wav
.
Note
Files which are already stored on your system as temporary Internet files and
blocked by Web Protection can, however, be downloaded locally from the
Internet by your computer's Internet browser. Temporary Internet files are files
saved on your computer by the Internet browser so that websites can be
accessed more quickly.
Note
The list of blocked file and MIME types is ignored if they are entered in the list of
excluded file and MIME types under
Web Protection > Scan > Exceptions
.
Note
No wildcards (* for any number of characters or ? for a single character) can be
used when entering file types and MIME types.
MIME types: Examples for media types:
text
= for text files
image
= for graphics files
video
= for video files
audio
= for sound files
application
= for files linked to a particular program
Examples of excluded file and MIME types
application/octet-stream
= application/octet-stream MIME type files
(executable files *.bin, *.exe, *.com, *dll, *.class) are blocked by Web Protection.
application/olescript
= application/olescript MIME type files (ActiveX script-
files *.axs) are blocked by Web Protection.
.exe
= All files with the extension .exe (executable files) are blocked by Web
Protection.
.msi
= All files with the extension .msi (Windows Installer files) are blocked by Web
Protection.
Add
The button allows you to copy MIME and file types from the input field into the display
window.
