This action deletes any attachments that match the policy rule criteria. It is one
of the
Modifycategory of actions.
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ImportantThe Delete matching attachments and Clean cleanable malware, delete those that cannot be cleaned actions cannot be used in the same policy rule.
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The Delete matching attachments action is invoked only when one or more of the following criteria trigger a policy
rule:
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Message contains
malware or malicious code
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Attachment is
name or extension
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Attachment is
MIME content-type
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Attachment is
true file type
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Attachment is
password protected
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Attachment size is
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Attachment content matches
keyword expressions
For example, if a
Message size ispolicy rule (by default, greater than 10 MB) is triggered with an action of Delete matching attachments, all attachments will be deleted.
To configure a policy rule action to delete attachments that match certain criteria:
Procedure
- Select Delete matching attachments from the
Modify
section.