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When clients have the mail scan privileges, the Mail Scan tab displays on the client console. The Mail Scan tab shows two mail scan programs - Outlook mail scan and POP3 mail scan.
Mail Scan tab on the client console
The following table describes the Outlook mail scan and POP3 mail scan programs.
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Details |
Outlook Mail Scan |
POP3 MAil Scan |
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Purpose |
Scans Microsoft Outlook email messages for viruses/malware |
Scans POP3 email messages for viruses/malware |
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Prerequisites |
Must be installed by users from the client console before they can use it |
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Scan types supported |
Manual Scan Scanning only occurs when users click Scan Now from the Mail Scan tab on the client console. |
Real-time Scan Scanning is done as email messages are retrieved from the POP3 mail server. |
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Scan results |
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Other details |
None |
Shares the OfficeScan NT Proxy Service (TMProxy.exe) with the web reputation feature |
To grant mail scan privileges and enable POP3 mail scan:
Networked Computers > Client Management
In the client tree, click the root domain icon 
to include all clients or select specific domains or clients.
Click Settings > Privileges and Other Settings.
On the Privileges tab, go to the Mail Scan Privileges section.
Select Display the Mail Scan tab on the client console.
Click the Other Settings tab and go to the POP3 Email Scan Settings section.
Select Scan POP3 email.
If you selected domain(s) or client(s) in the client tree, click Save. If you clicked the root domain icon, choose from the following options:
Apply to All Clients: Applies settings to all existing clients and to any new client added to an existing/future domain. Future domains are domains not yet created at the time you configured the settings.
Apply to Future Domains Only: Applies settings only to clients added to future domains. This option will not apply settings to new clients added to an existing domain.
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