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Figure 10. Configuring restrictions for the attachment scan
3. In
the
Exclude from the scan scope
group, specify objects that
you wish to exclude from the anti-virus scan scope:
•
Archives
– exclude archives from the scan scope.
•
Objects-containers with nesting level above...
– exclude
from the scan scope containers with the nesting level exceeding
the value specified in the field to the right.
Since archives are one of the types of containers, the restric-
tions applied to the scan of archives and containers are inter-
related.
If you impose a restriction to the scan of containers, archives
will then be scanned only to the specified nesting level (if they
are not explicitly excluded from the scan scope).
However, excluding archives from the scan scope will not
affect the scan of containers.
There are objects that cannot be infected. In order to reduce the load on
the server while the anti-virus scan of mail messages is in progress, we
recommend specifying types and/or names of such attachments and ex-
