Mail Scan Privileges and Other Settings

Views:

When Security Agents have the mail scan privileges, the Mail Scan option displays on the Security Agent console. The Mail Scan option shows the POP3 mail scan.

The following table describes the POP3 mail scan program.

Mail Scan Programs

Details

Description

Purpose

Scans POP3 email messages for viruses/malware

Prerequisites

Must be enabled by administrators from the web console before users can use it

Note

To enable POP3 Mail Scan, see Granting Mail Scan Privileges and Enabling POP3 Mail Scan.
Action against viruses/malware configurable from the Security Agent console but not from the web console

Scan types supported

Real-time Scan

Scanning is done as email messages are retrieved from the POP3 mail server.

Scan results

Information about detected security risks available after scanning is complete
Scan results not logged on the Security Agent console's Logs screen
Scan results not sent to the server

Other details

Shares the Web Reputation feature

Keywords: mail scan privileges,mail scan

Mail Scan Privileges and Other Settings

Mail Scan Programs

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