To create a Content Filtering condition:
This opens the View rule window.
Content Filtering settings become editable.
This opens the Create expression window.
This opens the Create condition window.
To find messages that contain nested objects of a specific type:
When you select this criterion under Search types on the File types tab, the check boxes next to the HTML, HTM, TXT types are automatically selected. This makes sure that the message is not accidentally damaged, rejected, or deleted if the condition is triggered and the final action on the message is Delete attachment, Reject, or Delete message.
If you enable scanning compound objects, the Check file types in archives check box is selected automatically because archives are a subset of compound objects.
For APPLESCRIPT and SCPT attachment types, Content Filtering detects only compiled files.
If necessary, use the search bar.
The total number of dictionaries of the File types type and the number of dictionaries used in the condition is displayed above the search. If not all dictionaries are displayed in the window, you can select the number of dictionaries you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the dictionary table.
To find messages that contain nested objects with specific names:
If you enable scanning compound objects, the Check file names in archives check box is selected automatically because archives are a subset of compound objects.
You can specify the names of attachments in the following ways:
To add some text, click Add, enter your text, then click or press ENTER. If necessary, repeat this step to add more strings.
To paste text from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste text strings separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously text string, click it in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a string from the list, point to the header in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a string longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all text strings in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a search mask, click Add, enter your text, then click or press Enter. If necessary, repeat this step to add more masks.
We do not recommend entering a mask longer than 1000 characters.
To paste masks from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste search masks separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added mask, click the mask in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a mask from the list, point to the mask in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
You can copy all masks added to the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a regular expression, click Add, enter your regular expression, then click or press ENTER.
Regular expressions of the PCRE format are supported. The search is performed in multi-line mode.
When searching in the body of the message using a regular expression of the ^test_pattern$
form, the condition is triggered for messages whose body consists of only the test_pattern
string (no leading or trailing spaces), as well as for messages whose body contains at least one string consisting only of test_pattern
(no leading or trailing spaces).
If the condition must be triggered only for messages whose entire body consists of only the test_pattern
string (without leading or trailing spaces), use the \Atest_pattern\z
regular expression.
You do not need to prefix the string with "re:".
If necessary, repeat this step to add more regular expressions.
To paste regular expressions from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste regular expressions separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added regular expression, click the regular expression in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a regular expression from the list, point to the regular expression in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a regular expression longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all regular expressions in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
Select the check boxes next to the dictionaries that contain the set of strings that you want to use.
If necessary, use the search bar.
The total number of dictionaries of the Strings type and the number of dictionaries used in the condition is displayed above the search. If not all dictionaries are displayed in the window, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the dictionary table.
All values specified on the tabs are combined into a list of search strings. Each attachment name in the scanned message is checked for an exact match (case-insensitive) against each search string.
The number of strings on all tabs under Search text, including imported strings, must not exceed 5000.
To find messages of a specific size:
You can enter a non-negative integer value.
If the value is set to 0 KB, no size restrictions are applied.
To find messages with specific subjects:
You can specify the subjects in the following ways:
To add some text, click Add, enter your text, then click or press ENTER. If necessary, repeat this step to add more strings.
To paste text from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste text strings separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously text string, click it in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a string from the list, point to the header in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a string longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all text strings in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a search mask, click Add, enter your text, then click or press Enter. If necessary, repeat this step to add more masks.
We do not recommend entering a mask longer than 1000 characters.
To paste masks from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste search masks separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added mask, click the mask in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a mask from the list, point to the mask in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
You can copy all masks added to the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a regular expression, click Add, enter your regular expression, then click or press ENTER.
Regular expressions of the PCRE format are supported. The search is performed in multi-line mode.
When searching in the body of the message using a regular expression of the ^test_pattern$
form, the condition is triggered for messages whose body consists of only the test_pattern
string (no leading or trailing spaces), as well as for messages whose body contains at least one string consisting only of test_pattern
(no leading or trailing spaces).
If the condition must be triggered only for messages whose entire body consists of only the test_pattern
string (without leading or trailing spaces), use the \Atest_pattern\z
regular expression.
You do not need to prefix the string with "re:".
If necessary, repeat this step to add more regular expressions.
To paste regular expressions from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste regular expressions separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added regular expression, click the regular expression in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a regular expression from the list, point to the regular expression in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a regular expression longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all regular expressions in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
Select the check boxes next to the dictionaries that contain the set of strings that you want to use.
If necessary, use the search bar.
The total number of dictionaries of the Strings type and the number of dictionaries used in the condition is displayed above the search. If not all dictionaries are displayed in the window, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the dictionary table.
All values specified on the tabs are combined into a list of search strings. The subject of the scanned message is checked for occurrences of search strings (case-insensitive).
To find messages with specific content in the body:
You can specify the subjects in the following ways:
To add some text, click Add, enter your text, then click or press ENTER. If necessary, repeat this step to add more strings.
To paste text from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste text strings separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously text string, click it in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a string from the list, point to the header in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a string longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all text strings in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a search mask, click Add, enter your text, then click or press Enter. If necessary, repeat this step to add more masks.
We do not recommend entering a mask longer than 1000 characters.
To paste masks from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste search masks separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added mask, click the mask in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a mask from the list, point to the mask in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
You can copy all masks added to the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a regular expression, click Add, enter your regular expression, then click or press ENTER.
Regular expressions of the PCRE format are supported. The search is performed in multi-line mode.
When searching in the body of the message using a regular expression of the ^test_pattern$
form, the condition is triggered for messages whose body consists of only the test_pattern
string (no leading or trailing spaces), as well as for messages whose body contains at least one string consisting only of test_pattern
(no leading or trailing spaces).
If the condition must be triggered only for messages whose entire body consists of only the test_pattern
string (without leading or trailing spaces), use the \Atest_pattern\z
regular expression.
You do not need to prefix the string with "re:".
If necessary, repeat this step to add more regular expressions.
To paste regular expressions from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste regular expressions separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added regular expression, click the regular expression in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a regular expression from the list, point to the regular expression in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a regular expression longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all regular expressions in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
Select the check boxes next to the dictionaries that contain the set of strings that you want to use.
If necessary, use the search bar.
The total number of dictionaries of the Strings type and the number of dictionaries used in the condition is displayed above the search. If not all dictionaries are displayed in the window, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the dictionary table.
All values specified on the tabs are combined into a list of search strings. The body of the scanned message is checked for occurrences of search strings (case-insensitive).
To find messages with specific headers:
For example, X-MS-Exchange-Organization-PCL
.
Only one header can be specified in the field.
If you select this criterion, specify how strictly it is applied:
If you select this criterion, specify how strictly it is applied:
You can specify the search text in the following ways:
To add some text, click Add, enter your text, then click or press ENTER. If necessary, repeat this step to add more strings.
To paste text from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste text strings separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously text string, click it in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a string from the list, point to the header in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a string longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all text strings in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a search mask, click Add, enter your text, then click or press Enter. If necessary, repeat this step to add more masks.
We do not recommend entering a mask longer than 1000 characters.
To paste masks from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste search masks separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added mask, click the mask in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a mask from the list, point to the mask in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
You can copy all masks added to the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a regular expression, click Add, enter your regular expression, then click or press Enter.
Regular expressions of the PCRE format are supported. We do not recommend entering a regular expression longer than 1000 characters.
You do not need to prefix the string with "re:".
If necessary, repeat this step to add more regular expressions.
To paste regular expressions from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste regular expressions separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added regular expression, click the regular expression in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a regular expression from the list, point to the regular expression in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
You can copy all regular expressions in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
Select the check boxes next to the dictionaries that contain the set of strings that you want to use.
If necessary, use the search bar.
The total number of dictionaries of the Strings type and the number of dictionaries used in the condition is displayed above the search. If not all dictionaries are displayed in the window, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the dictionary table.
To find messages from specific sender addresses:
You can specify the addresses in the following ways:
To add some text, click Add, enter your text, then click or press ENTER. If necessary, repeat this step to add more strings.
To paste text from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste text strings separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously text string, click it in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a string from the list, point to the header in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a string longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all text strings in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a search mask, click Add, enter your text, then click or press Enter. If necessary, repeat this step to add more masks.
We do not recommend entering a mask longer than 1000 characters.
To paste masks from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste search masks separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added mask, click the mask in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a mask from the list, point to the mask in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
You can copy all masks added to the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a regular expression, click Add, enter your regular expression, then click or press ENTER.
Regular expressions of the PCRE format are supported. The search is performed in multi-line mode.
When searching in the body of the message using a regular expression of the ^test_pattern$
form, the condition is triggered for messages whose body consists of only the test_pattern
string (no leading or trailing spaces), as well as for messages whose body contains at least one string consisting only of test_pattern
(no leading or trailing spaces).
If the condition must be triggered only for messages whose entire body consists of only the test_pattern
string (without leading or trailing spaces), use the \Atest_pattern\z
regular expression.
You do not need to prefix the string with "re:".
If necessary, repeat this step to add more regular expressions.
To paste regular expressions from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste regular expressions separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added regular expression, click the regular expression in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a regular expression from the list, point to the regular expression in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a regular expression longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all regular expressions in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
Select the check boxes next to the dictionaries that contain the set of strings that you want to use.
If necessary, use the search bar.
The total number of dictionaries of the Strings type and the number of dictionaries used in the condition is displayed above the search. If not all dictionaries are displayed in the window, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the dictionary table.
All values specified on the tabs are combined into a list of search strings. The sender address in the scanned message is checked for an exact match (case-insensitive) against each search string.
To find messages with specific recipient addresses:
You can specify the addresses in the following ways:
To add some text, click Add, enter your text, then click or press ENTER. If necessary, repeat this step to add more strings.
To paste text from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste text strings separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously text string, click it in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a string from the list, point to the header in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a string longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all text strings in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a search mask, click Add, enter your text, then click or press Enter. If necessary, repeat this step to add more masks.
We do not recommend entering a mask longer than 1000 characters.
To paste masks from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste search masks separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added mask, click the mask in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a mask from the list, point to the mask in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
You can copy all masks added to the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a regular expression, click Add, enter your regular expression, then click or press ENTER.
Regular expressions of the PCRE format are supported. The search is performed in multi-line mode.
When searching in the body of the message using a regular expression of the ^test_pattern$
form, the condition is triggered for messages whose body consists of only the test_pattern
string (no leading or trailing spaces), as well as for messages whose body contains at least one string consisting only of test_pattern
(no leading or trailing spaces).
If the condition must be triggered only for messages whose entire body consists of only the test_pattern
string (without leading or trailing spaces), use the \Atest_pattern\z
regular expression.
You do not need to prefix the string with "re:".
If necessary, repeat this step to add more regular expressions.
To paste regular expressions from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste regular expressions separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added regular expression, click the regular expression in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a regular expression from the list, point to the regular expression in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a regular expression longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all regular expressions in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
Select the check boxes next to the dictionaries that contain the set of strings that you want to use.
If necessary, use the search bar.
The total number of dictionaries of the Strings type and the number of dictionaries used in the condition is displayed above the search. If not all dictionaries are displayed in the window, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the dictionary table.
All values specified on the tabs are combined into a list of search strings. Each recipient address in the scanned message is checked for an exact match (case-insensitive) against each search string.
To find messages with specific CC recipient addresses:
You can specify the addresses in the following ways:
To add some text, click Add, enter your text, then click or press ENTER. If necessary, repeat this step to add more strings.
To paste text from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste text strings separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously text string, click it in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a string from the list, point to the header in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a string longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all text strings in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a search mask, click Add, enter your text, then click or press Enter. If necessary, repeat this step to add more masks.
We do not recommend entering a mask longer than 1000 characters.
To paste masks from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste search masks separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added mask, click the mask in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode, and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a mask from the list, point to the mask in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
You can copy all masks added to the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
To add a regular expression, click Add, enter your regular expression, then click or press ENTER.
Regular expressions of the PCRE format are supported. The search is performed in multi-line mode.
When searching in the body of the message using a regular expression of the ^test_pattern$
form, the condition is triggered for messages whose body consists of only the test_pattern
string (no leading or trailing spaces), as well as for messages whose body contains at least one string consisting only of test_pattern
(no leading or trailing spaces).
If the condition must be triggered only for messages whose entire body consists of only the test_pattern
string (without leading or trailing spaces), use the \Atest_pattern\z
regular expression.
You do not need to prefix the string with "re:".
If necessary, repeat this step to add more regular expressions.
To paste regular expressions from the clipboard, click Import, type or paste regular expressions separated by semicolons or new lines, then click Import.
If you want to edit a previously added regular expression, click the regular expression in the text box, make the necessary changes in edit mode and click . If necessary, use search.
If you want to remove a regular expression from the list, point to the regular expression in the list and click the icon. To clear the list, click Delete all.
We do not recommend entering a regular expression longer than 1000 characters.
You can copy all regular expressions in the list. To do so, click Copy all.
If not all items are displayed in the area, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the area.
Select the check boxes next to the dictionaries that contain the set of strings that you want to use.
If necessary, use the search bar.
The total number of dictionaries of the Strings type and the number of dictionaries used in the condition is displayed above the search. If not all dictionaries are displayed in the window, you can select the number of items you want to display in the drop-down list in the lower part of the dictionary table.
All values specified on the tabs are combined into a list of search strings. Each CC recipient address in the scanned message is checked for an exact match (case-insensitive) against each search string.
Expression with a logical connection of the Only if all conditions match type and conditions for Attachment name and Attachment type attributes are triggered only if the message contains at least one attachment that satisfies all the conditions for attachments.
Example of an expression triggering with name and attachment format conditions.
For example, consider an expression with a logical connection of the Only if all conditions match type, in which the following conditions are specified:
This expression is triggered if at least one of the following attachments is found in the message:
If the expression contains conditions for other message attributes, such an expression is triggered if the following requirements are satisfied:
The Content Filtering expression condition is created.
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