Creating New Rules for Incoming Attachments

To create a rule for a new type of attachment:

1. Select Options

2. Select Plug-Ins

3. Highlight E-Mail Attachments Filtering

4. Click Settings

5. Press New

6. Enter the attachment extensions in the Specify file type field

7. If necessary, modify Description field

8. Click OK.

9. Highlight the rule you have created

10. Select the action you want to be performed on these attachments when they will be received

• Rename it—if you want to rename attachment so that it cannot harm your computer

• Report it—if you want to be alerted with a message box when an attachment is received.

11. Press OK.

Note

You can quickly access the plug-in's properties by right clicking on its name in the Left Panel of Outpost Firewall's main window.

Related Topics

Viewing The E-Mail Attachments Filtering log

Modifying Attachment Filter rules

Removing a rule for incoming attachments

Resetting E-Mail Attachments Filtering rules