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Configuring an Expression

Configure keyword and regular expressions to enable IMSVA to scan email message content. You can create keywords or expressions from the Keywords & Expressions screen or during rule creation.

  1. Click Policy > Keywords & Expressions. The Keywords & Expressions screen appears.

  2. Click Add. The Add Keyword Expression screen appears.

  3. Next to List name, type a descriptive name.

  4. Next to Match, select one of the following that specifies when IMSVA takes action:

  5. To create an expression, click Add. The Add Keyword Expression list appears.

  6. Type the keywords. For a partial match, type the keyword. To specify an exact match, use "\s" (without the quotes) before and after the keyword.

  7. For example:

  8. Click Save. The Add Keyword Expression list appears.

  9. To instruct IMSVA to consider the capitalization of email content when it uses the filter, select the check box under Case sensitive.

  10. If you selected Only when combined score exceeds threshold:

  11. Click Save. The Keywords & Expressions screen appears with the new keyword or expression appearing in the table.

  1. Create or modify an "Other" (not an Antivirus) policy.

  2. Under Content on the Scanning Conditions screen, click the link that specifies the part of the email message to which you want to configure content conditions. The Keyword Expressions screen appears with two columns:

  3. Click Add or Edit from the Keyword Expressions screen. The configuration screen for keyword expression lists appears.

  4. Next to List name, type a descriptive name.

  5. Next to Match, select one of the following that specifies when IMSVA takes action:

  6. To create an expression, click Add. The Add Keyword Expression list appears.

  7. Type the keywords. For a partial match, just type the keyword. To specify an exact match, use "\s" (without the quotes) before and after the keyword.

  8. For example:

  9. If you selected Only when combined score exceeds threshold:

  10. Click Save. The configuration screen for keyword expression lists reappears with the expression in the list.

  11. To instruct IMSVA to consider the capitalization of email content when it uses the filter, select the check box under Case sensitive.

  12. Click Save to continue modifying or creating the policy.

See also:

About Regular Expressions

Managing Policies

Configuring Common Policy Objects

Using the Keyword & Expression List