ScanMail for Domino (SMD)provides the ability to create policies that define how it
protects the Domino environment, updates components, sends notifications, and trusts
cluster servers. ScanMail implements one policy per server. ScanMail provides a default
policy that includes a real-time mail scan rule that automatically protects all Domino
servers that do not have an explicit policy implemented after a successful installation.
The following diagram depicts the relationship of a server policy and the rules and
filters that make up the policy.
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A policy is composed of rules that define how ScanMail protects the Domino environment, updates components, sends notifications, and trusts cluster servers. ScanMail applies a policy to a server, which means it has the ability to share policies across applicable platforms (for example, Domino servers hosted on a Windows server can implement the same policy).
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Rules define:
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how ScanMail scans mail in real-time
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how ScanMail performs real-time database scans
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when ScanMail initiates a scheduled database scan
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when updates occur for the antivirus and content security components
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how notifications are delivered
You can define unlimited rules per policy. However, the more rules that you have, the longer it takes to evaluate a given message. -
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Rules contain filters, which actually define the scanning actions for messages and attachments.
