Symantec 11105111 - SYM MAIL SEC SMTP 5.0 SMS PORT MEDIA CD EN, User Manual

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60 Configuring Symantec Mail Security for SMTP
Configuring scan options
4 In the Subject box, type the subject for the forwarded email messages.
5 In the Email address box, type one email address to which email messages
in the hold queue are to be forwarded.
6 Click Forward .
Copies of messages in the hold queue are forwarded. Copies are not
scanned. Originals remain in the hold queue until they are dropped.
Configuring scan options
Part of setting your antivirus policy is setting a scan policy (determining what
types of files are to be scanned and how to handle files that cannot be
processed). By default, all files are scanned regardless of extension. For
maximum security, do not change the default setting.
However, processing efficiency may be increased by identifying specific file
types to scan. You can specify in the Include list those file types that are
commonly at risk of infection. If the Include list includes .zip and .exe but not
.cmd, and a container file, for example, test.zip, contains test.exe and test.cmd,
only test.exe is scanned.
The Exclude list can be used to identify file types that are unlikely to carry
viruses, for example, .gif, .jpeg, or .jpg.
All container files in the Exclude list are decomposed, and the files within them
are scanned for viruses. For example, if test.zip contains test.exe and test.doc,
and .zip is in the Exclude list, the .exe and .doc files are scanned and repaired or
deleted because they did not match the .zip entry. If only .zip is in the Include
list and test.zip is sent, no files are scanned because the zip file has been
decomposed, and Symantec Mail Security is looking for .zip files.