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Introducing Symantec Mail Security for SMTP
Changes for Symantec Mail Security for SMTP users
Changes for Symantec Mail Security for SMTP users
For users of Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 4.1, Version 5.0 provides a host of
expanded and improved capabilities. In addition to the new features listed in
Inbound and
outbound
content
controls
True file type recognition for
content compliance filtering
Automatically detects file types without relying on file name
extensions or MIME types.
Keywords filtering within
attachments, keyword
frequency filtering
Scan within attachments to find keywords from dictionaries you
create or edit. Specify a number of occurrences to look for.
Regular expression filtering
Use regular expressions to further customize filter conditions by
searching within messages and attachments.
Support for third party
archival tools
Specify conditions that result in email being sent to an archival
email address or disk location.
Flexible mail
management
LDAP integration and
synchronization for policies
Dynamic group population via any of several supported LDAP
servers
Expanded variety of actions
and combinations
More than two dozen actions that can be taken on messages, with
many combinations of multiple actions available.
Expanded mail controls
SMTP connection management, support for secure email (TLS
encryption), user-based routing, address masquerading, invalid
recipient handling, control over delivery queue processing,
support for static routes
Aliasing
Distribution lists automatically expanded, mail filtered and
delivered correctly for each user
Improved
reporting and
monitoring
Extensive set of pre-built
reports, scheduled reporting,
additional alert conditions,
remote syslog support
More than 50 graphical reports that you can generate ad-hoc or
on a scheduled basis. Reports can be exported for offline analysis
and emailed.
Message tracking
View a trail of detailed information about a message, including
the filtering processing applied to a message.
Expanded
administration
capabilities
IP-based access control
Control which hosts and networks can access your Control Center.
Control over Quarantine size
limits
Specify user-based and total limits, configure automatic message
deletions.
Table 1-1
New features for Symantec Mail Security for SMTP and Symantec Brightmail Antispam
Category
Features
Description
