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The filtering mechanisms are performed in the following order: Whitelist

 

Blacklist

Group.

 

Terms in File Extensions

Name

„ The name of a file extension rule.

Predefined File Extensions (Select All)

„ Allows you to block the HTTP or FTP file transfer based on the selected

predefined file extensions.

Custom File Extensions (Select All)

„ Allows you to block the HTTP or FTP file transfer based on the selected

custom file extensions.

All types of file extensions

„ Allows you to block all HTTP or FTP file transfers.

Any file extensions used by downloaded manager software

„ Allows you to block all file transfers processed through any downloaded

manager.

Terms in MIME/Script

Name

„ The name of an MIME/Script filtering rule.

Script

„ Pop-up

Window:Blocking pop-up windows.

„ ActiveX

Control:Disallowing the execution of ActiveX.

„ Java

Applet:Disallowing the execution of Java.

„ Browser

Cookie:Blocking website cookies.

MIME Type

„ MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) is an Internet standard that

extends the format of e-mail. It supports the binary contents and texts in
character sets other than ASCII. In addition, it is also used for
communication protocols such as HTTP.

„ MIME is used to define the encoding method of an email message.
„ “Content-Type” is used to the type of an email message using the header

information, which can be categorized into two types:
‹ Type:
‹ Text: For filtering a text message that is composed of multiple charsets

or formats.