Policies

example.gif A content filter Policy represents a group of conceptually related words and phrases that will be matched against inbound messages, outbound messages, or both.

The message text, or body, of email (including the header) is compared against the list of policies and whenever any one of them is found to match the contents of a given email, the Action specified in the policy is taken. The message can be Archived , Quarantined , or Deleted.

Only the email message text (and any non-encoded ASCII attachments) is included in content filter comparisons; binary email attachments are not considered.

Messages are checked first for contents specified in the first policy on the list, then the second policy, third, and so on.

To enable a policy, click on the Options link for the policy you want to edit. Check the Enable Policy, then scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.

There is no limit to the total number of policies that can be active at the same time. One rule of thumb, however, is that the more active policies there are, the longer it takes to evaluate a given email message.

See also:

Setting up policies—strategy
Processing Order