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4 From the Options drop-down menu, click create new set of options. The Mail Size Filtering
page appears.
5 Specify an Instance name for the mail size filter settings. This field is mandatory.
6 In Maximum overall mail size (KB), specify the maximum size (in kilobytes) that an email
message can be. We recommend 100,000 kilobytes (100 megabytes).
7 In
Maximum attachment size (KB), specify the maximum size (in kilobytes) that an email
message attachment can be. We recommend 32000 kilobytes.
8 In Maximum number of attachments, specify the maximum number of attachments an
email message can have. We recommend a maximum of 500 attachments.
9 Click
Save, then Apply.
Primary and secondary actions for mail size filtering
Primary actions in the
Message Size tab include:
 Replace all attachments with a single alert — to create a single alert for all attachments
and replace them instead of generating an alert for each attachment within an email
message.
 Allow through — to allow the item to continue to the next scanning phase or on to its
final destination.
Primary actions in the
Attachment Size tab include:
 Replace the attachment with an alert — to replace the attachment with an alert. In this
case, an alert is generated for each attachment that triggers a detection.
 Remove the attachment — to remove the attachment from the email message.
 Allow through — to allow the item to continue to the next scanning phase or on to its
final destination.
Primary actions in the Attachment Count tab include:
 Replace all attachments with a single alert — to create a single alert for all attachments
and replace them instead of generating an alert for each attachment within an email
message.
 Remove all attachments — to remove all of the attachments from the email message.
 Allow through — to allow the item to continue to the next scanning phase or on to its
final destination.
Note
Mail size filtering is applicable to both inbound and outbound email messages.