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Notifications
You can configure ScanMail to send a notification by email or SNMP when
ScanMail takes action against detected security risks and undesirable
content during security risk scans, attachment blocking, or content filtering.
You can also automatically record Notifications in the Windows Event Log.
Send notifications to:
Warn the original recipients
that their email message was altered
Notify an administrator or other
network security professional of a security risk
Display information to the recipient
about security risks and the actions taken.
ScanMail gives you the option to append additional ScanMail fields to
the default message or to create customized messages.
A brief description of the options available on this screen is available
below.
Show
details: Click to expand the options.
Hide
details: Click to collapse the options.
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People to notify:
Customize notifications for:
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Notify administrator |
To: Type the email address for the administrator Subject: Type the subject of the message
to send to the administrator Message: Click on a message element
and add it to the notification Example:
Click [Time] and add it to the
message list. The notification message will contain the time when ScanMail
took the action. Send consolidated notifications every:
ScanMail sends an email that consolidates all the notifications for a
period of time. Specify the period of time by typing a number in the box
and selecting hour or day Send consolidated notifications every:
ScanMail sends an email that consolidates notifications for a set number
of filtering actions. Specify the number of virus/malware occurrences
by typing a number in the box Send individual notifications: ScanMail
sends an email notification every time ScanMail performs a filtering action.
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Notify sender |
Do not notify external sender: ScanMail
will not send an email notification to senders outside of the company
network Subject: Type the subject of the message
to send to the email message sender Message: Click on a message element
and add it to the notification Example:
Click Show details and add it
to the message list. The notification message will contain the time when
ScanMail took action Same as internal sender: Select when
the message ScanMail sends to external senders is the same as the message
it sends to internal senders. ScanMail sends a message just like the one
customized for internal senders. If different, please specify: Select
when you want to send a different customized message to an external sender.
Then click on a message element and add it to the notification.
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Notify recipient(s) |
Do not notify external recipient(s):
ScanMail will not send an email notification to senders outside of the
company network Subject: type the subject of the message
to send to the recipient(s) Message: click on a message element
and add it to the notification Example:
Click Show details and add it
to the message list. The notification message will contain the time when
ScanMail took action
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Advanced notification:
Configure SNMP notifications and Windows notifications.
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Advanced notification settings |
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SNMP |
Select to send notifications by SNMP. Click to customize
the SNMP message.
IP
address: Type an IP address Community:
Type the Community Name (Public or Private) Message:
Click on a message element and add it to the notification
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Write to Windows event
log |
Select to record the notification to a Windows event
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Save:
Click to save changes.
Reset:
Click to revert to default settings.
