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MAILsweeper general


The default MAILsweeper configuration uses several files to hold the configuration details (MSW\CONFIG\*.CFG). These are:

Contents File
Mail configuration details (general). MIMESWP.CFG
Post office configuration details. 1 SMTP.CFG CCMAIL.CFG

GRPWISE.CFG NOTES.CFG

EXCHANGE.CFG

Packaging configuration details. PACKAGE.CFG
Validation configuration details. VALIDATE.CFG
Logging configuration details. LOGGING.CFG
1 Only one filename applies, reflecting the host mail system.

The first file that MAILsweeper reads on startup is the mail configuration file, MIMESWP.CFG. This file contains details on system configuration information, the other files that MAILsweeper uses and disposal routines.

MIMESWP.CFG contains four main configuration sections, these are:

MIMESWP.CFG can hold all of the configuration details, if required. However, it is usual to split the information into several files, to make maintenance easier.

[Main] section

The [Main] configuration section of MIMESWP.CFG provides the system configuration information that MAILsweeper needs.

Currently four directives are supported in the [Main] configuration section. These are:

For example:

[Main]
SaveMsgLogs=FALSE
IdleTime=10
Administrator=postmaster@example.com
Server=MIMEsweeper@example.com

SaveMsgLogs

The SaveMsgLogs directive specifies whether the message log generated for each message is kept or deleted once processing is complete.

For example:

[Main]
SaveMsgLogs=FALSE
IdleTime=10
Administrator=postmaster@example.com
Server=MIMEsweeper@example.com

The SaveMsgLogs directive can have the value TRUE or FALSE. The default value is FALSE.

When the value is TRUE log files are saved for all messages. When the value is FALSE log files are saved for quarantined messages only2.

IdleTime

MIMEsweeper has an idle time between post office scans. This ensures that other mail system components have an opportunity to access the underlying post offices.

The idle time is specified in seconds, using the IdleTime directive.

For example:

[Main]
SaveMsgLogs=FALSE
IdleTime=10
Administrator=postmaster@example.com
Server=MIMEsweeper@example.com

The minimum idle time that can be specified is 10 (seconds), the maximum is 3600 (1 hour).

The default idle time is 10 (seconds).

Administrator

The Admimistrator directive is used to name an email account where inform messages are sent TO during MAILsweeper processing. This will normally be the system administrator's email account.

For example:

[Main]
SaveMsgLogs=FALSE
IdleTime=10
Administrator=postmaster@example.com
Server=MIMEsweeper@example.com

The value of the Administrator directive is an email address, using the MAILsweeper generic address format of user@location.

During processing, whenever MAILsweeper encounters the token %admin%, this token is replaced by the value of the Administrator directive.

In this way, if the email account changes, the change only has to be made once in the configuration files, that is, as the value specified by the Administrator directive.

Using the %admin% token, the change will automatically be reflected throughout the configuration files.

Server

The Server directive is used to name an email account where Inform messages are sent FROM. This will normally be the MAILsweeper server email account.

For example:

[Main]
SaveMsgLogs=FALSE
IdleTime=10
Administrator=postmaster@example.com
Server=MIMEsweeper@example.com

The value of the Server directive is an email address, using the MAILsweeper generic address format of user@location.

During processing, whenever MAILsweeper encounters the token %server%, this token is substituted with the value of the Server directive.

In this way, if the email account changes, the change only has to be made once in the configuration files, that is, as the value specified by the Server directive.

Using the %server% token, the change will automatically be reflected throughout the configuration files.

The Server directive is not used in MAILsweeper for Exchange systems. In Exchange systems, this address is determined from the profile that MAILsweeper uses to log on to the Exchange Server.

 


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1 Assuming default configuration. If all the configuration details are held in MIMESWP.CFG then the [Filenames]section need not be present.

2 When a message is quarantined the message log is also held with it in one of the specified quarantine areas.

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