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GFI MailEssentials 8 Content Filtering | 169
8.2.3 Removing attachment rules
Warning
Deleted rules are not recoverable. If in doubt, it is recommended to disable a rule.
1. Go to Content Filtering > Attachment Filtering.
2. From Attachment Filtering page, select the rule(s) that you want to remove.
3. Click Remove Selected.
8.2.4 Modifying an existing rule
1. Go to Content Filtering > Attachment Filtering.
2. From Attachment Filtering page, click the name of the rule to modify.
3. Perform the required changes in the rule properties and click Apply.
8.2.5 Changing the rule priority
Attachment Filtering rules are applied in the same order, from top to bottom as they are listed in the
Attachment Filtering page (that is, rule with priority value 1 is checked first). To change the
sequence/priority of rules:
1. Go to Content Filtering > Attachment Filtering.
2.
From the Attachment Filtering page, click the (up) or (down) arrows to respectively
increase or decrease the priority of the selected rule.
3. Repeat step 2 until rules are placed in the desired sequence.
8.3 Advanced Content Filtering
Advanced Content filtering enables scanning of email header data and content using advanced
configurable search conditions and regular expressions (regex).
To configure advanced content rules, go to Content Filtering > Advanced Content Filtering. This
page allows you to view, create, enable, disable or delete rules.
8.3.1 Creating Advanced Content Filtering rules
To create an Advanced Content Filtering rule follow the steps listed below:
Step 1: Configuring basic rule settings and conditions to block
Step 2: Configuring the actions to take on detected emails
Step 3: Specifying the users to whom to apply this rule
Step 1: Configuring basic rule settings and conditions to block
1. Go to Content Filtering > Advanced Content Filtering and click Add Rule...