Configuring Global Approved List Parent topic

The Global Approved List overrides the email scanning for all filters in real-time scan, manual scan, and scheduled scan.

Procedure

  1. Click AdministrationGlobal Approved List.
    The Global Approved List screen appears.
  2. Enable the Global Approved List for all filters in real-time scan.
    1. Select one of the following:
      • From specific sender(s) to any recipient
      • From any sender to specific recipient(s).
      • From specific sender(s) to specific recipient(s).
    2. Click the specific sender(s) or specific recipient(s) link (if applicable).
    3. Select one of the following:
      • Anyone: Apply this policy to all users.
      • Specific accounts: Select from Active Directory groups or ScanMail special groups.
    4. Search and select AD Users/Groups/Contacts/Special Groups and add them to the Selected Account(s) list.
      Note
      Note
      You can find AD Users/Groups/Contacts only after email addresses have been specified for them.
    5. Search and select AD Users/Groups/Contacts/Special Groups and add them to the Selected Account(s) list on the Exclude Accounts screen.
    6. Click Save.
      The Global Approved List screen appears again.
    7. Select Use Global Approved List to bypass email scanning for all filters in real-time scan at the top of the screen.
  3. Enable the Global Approved List for all filters in manual scan and scheduled scan.
    1. Under Manual Scan and Scheduled Scan, select Use Global Approved List to bypass email scanning for all filters in manual scan and scheduled scan.
    2. Under Select Account, type a search string in the text box to find the available users or distribution groups and click Search.
    3. Select the mailboxes in the available list and click Add >>.
      Note
      Note
      The maximum allowable number of email addresses to search is 500.
      You can import pre-existing lists from properly formatted .txt files. When importing a file, ScanMail only adds addresses to the Selected Mailbox(es) list until the list contains 500 addresses.
  4. Click Save.