Create, edit, copy or delete a content rule

You can create content rules that suit your content security policy from a set of pre-configured adaptable templates. When you create a content rule, you must select an appropriate Content Rule Template on which to base your content rule. Alternatively, you can copy an existing content rule, and edit it to create a new one.

Create a content rule

  1. Navigate to Policy > Manage Policy Definition > Content Rules. The Manage Content Rules page is displayed.

  2. In the Content Rules panel, click New.

  3. From the Add a Content Rule dialog, select a content rule template. A new content rule is generated based on the selected template.

  4. In the Overview panel, click Click here to change these settings. Edit the Name and Notes of the content rule as required, and click Save.

  5. In the What To Look For? panel, click Click here to change these settings. Configure the What To Look For? clauses as required, and click Save.

  6. In the What To Do? panel, click Click here to change these settings. Configure the Disposal Action and What Else To Do? actions as required, and click Save.

  7. Apply the configuration.

  Content rules can only operate when applied to at least one policy route. After you have created a content rule, you must apply it to a relevant Mail Policy Route.
 

In the Content Rules panel, a green check mark indicates that a content rule is currently applied to at least one policy route. A gray check mark indicates that a content rule is currently not applied to any policy routes.

In the editing page for each content rule, there is the Content Rule Usage panel at the top, describing which policy routes the content rule is currently applied to. If you click the name of a policy route, you will be navigated to the Modify Policy Route page of that route. If a content rule is not applied to any policy routes, a message indicating this is displayed at the top, instead of the Content Rule Usage panel.

Edit a content rule

  1. Navigate to Policy > Manage Policy Definition > Content Rules. The Manage Content Rules page is displayed.

  2. From the Content Rules panel, select the content rule you wish to modify and click Edit. A page for the content rule is displayed.

  3. In the Overview panel, click Click here to change these settings. Edit the Name and Notes of the content rule as required, and click Save.

  4. In the What To Look For? panel, click Click here to change these settings. Configure the What To Look For? clauses as required, and click Save.

  5. In the What To Do? panel, click Click here to change these settings. Configure the Disposal Action and What Else To Do? actions as required, and click Save.

  6. Apply the configuration.

Copy a content rule

  1. Navigate to Policy > Manage Policy Definition > Content Rules. The Manage Content Rules page is displayed.

  2. From the Content Rules panel, select the content rule you wish to copy and click Copy. A copy of the content rule is created and added to the Content Rules panel. Copied content rules have a suffix "Copy" added to the original name.

  3. Edit the copied content rule as required.

  4. Apply the configuration.

Delete a content rule

  1. Navigate to Policy > Manage Policy Definition > Content Rules. The Manage Content Rules page is displayed.

      You cannot delete a content rule if it is currently applied to a policy route. You first need to remove the content rule from the policy route before attempting to delete it from the Manage Content Rules page.

  2. From the Content Rules panel, select the content rule you wish to delete and click Delete.

  3. Click Delete in the Confirm Delete dialog to confirm the removal.

  4. Apply the configuration.

 

If you change any configuration or policy settings, you must Apply Configuration for the new settings to take effect. You can do this either from the Changes Made panel, or System > Configuration > Apply Configuration. See Apply new configuration for more information.

If you use Peer Gateways (i.e. when multiple Gateways are peered), any configuration changes from a local Gateway can then be applied to all the peers at the same time. See Configure Peer Gateways for more information.

See also...

Apply a content rule to a policy route