Configuring actions to take on messages during content filtering

To configure the actions to be performed by Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway on messages during content filtering:

  1. In the main window of the program web interface, open the management console tree and select the Rules section.
  2. In the list of rules, click the link with the name of the rule to open the rule for which you want to configure actions on messages during content filtering.
  3. Select the Content Filtering section.
  4. Flip on the toggle switch next to the name of the Content Filtering settings group if it is off.
  5. In the If the allowed message size is exceeded drop-down list, select one of the following actions to be performed on messages containing attachments whose size exceeds the limit:
    • Delete message
    • Reject
    • Skip
  6. If you want to configure the application to automatically save copies of messages in Backup before they are processed, select the Move copy to Backup check box.

    By default, the application places a copy of messages in Backup before performing the Delete message action.

  7. In the If attachment type is banned drop-down list, select one of the following actions to take on messages containing attachments in a forbidden format:
    • Delete message
    • Delete attachment.
    • Reject
    • Skip
  8. If you want to configure the application to automatically save copies of messages in Backup before they are processed, select the Move copy to Backup check box.

    By default, before performing the Delete attachment and Delete message actions, the application places a copy of the messages in Backup.

  9. In the If attachment name is banned drop-down list, select one of the following actions to be taken on messages containing attachments with forbidden names:
    • Delete message
    • Delete attachment.
    • Reject
    • Skip
  10. If you want to configure the application to automatically save copies of messages in Backup before they are processed, select the Move copy to Backup check box.

    By default, before performing the Delete attachment and Delete message actions, the application places a copy of the messages in Backup.

  11. If you want to enable content filtering for files within archives in message attachments, select the check box next to the name of the Scan file formats and names in archive setting.
  12. Click the Apply button in the lower part of the workspace.

The Reject action is selected by default for all messages.

In order for the settings you have configured to be used during operation of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway, make sure to enable content filtering of messages for the rule and to enable the configured rule.

See also

Content filtering of messages

About message content filtering status labels

Enabling and disabling content filtering of messages

Setting the maximum archive nesting level for content filtering

Setting default values for Content Filtering settings

Enabling and disabling content filtering of messages for a rule

Configuring settings of message content filtering for a rule

Configuring tags added to message subjects based on content filtering results

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