Email Protection Administrator Guide
Configure a Content Filter
November 2012
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Note:
This option is only available on the Outbound Policy Content Group window.
1
Click Edit or double-click on your selected Content Group, you may perform the
following:
•
Group Name
This defaults to the name of your selected group.
•
Content
This field is disabled for Content Groups
2
From the drop-down Action list, the following actions may be applied to a Content
Group
•
None
– The email is forwarded to the recipient email address.
•
Quarantine the message
– The email is sent to the recipient's domain content
quarantine area.
•
Deny Delivery
– The email is denied delivery.
•
Allow
– The email is sent to the recipient email address.
•
Tag the message subject with "[SPAM]" –
The phrase "[SPAM]" is added to the
subject line of the email at the beginning of the subject text and the email is sent to
the recipient email address.
•
Encrypt Message
is also available for Outbound content groups, if the Customer
has subscribed to Encryption.
3
Silent Copy
allows you to forward a copy of the original message. To send a copy,
select a predefined distribution list from the drop-down.
4
Click
Save
Turn Off a Default Content Filter
You can deactivate any of the Email Protection default content filters if you want to allow
email containing those keywords to be delivered or you want to replace the list of
keywords with your own list.
Note:
Instead of turning off the content filter, you can also choose the action
None
for the
filter. In this case, Email Protection filters email, but delivers matching email to users with
no other notifications or marking.
1
Click
Email Protection | Policies
.
2
Select the policy you want to change.
3
Click
Content
.
The Content Groups window is displayed, showing the default content groups.
•
Profanity
•
Racially Insensitive
•
Sexual Overtones
4
Double-click one of the default content groups.
5
Uncheck the
Enable
checkbox.
6
Click
Save
.
