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Creating a Custom URL List

Custom URL Lists are a defined list of URLs you can update.

You can create a Custom URL List which is referenced by a Which Message Types clause in the What To Look For? section of a content rule.

How do I...

• Create a Custom URL List?

  1. From the Policy Center Home page, click URLs. The Manage URL Lists page is displayed.

  2. Click New adjacent to the URLs header. The Choose URL List Type? dialog is displayed.

     You can also click New URL in the What would you like to do? panel.

  3. Select Custom URL List and click Create.

  4. Use the Overview section to add a Name and optional Notes for the Custom URL List.

• Add a new URL to a URL List?

  1. Move the mouse pointer over the URLs area and click New. The Add URL dialog is displayed.

  2. Enter the URL you want to add to the list.

     Use wildcards to match sub-domains, protocols and directory paths in URLs. For example: *domain.com matches http://www.domain.com, https://domain.com and http://subdomain.com *domain.com/directory* matches http://www.domain.com/directory, http://domain.com/directory/file and https://www.domain.com/directory/otherdirectory/file

• Edit a URL List?

  To edit or remove a URL in the list, move the mouse pointer over the URLs area and select the URL you wish to edit, then click Edit or Delete as required.

• Import a URL List?

  1. From the What would you like to do? panel, click Import URL List. The Import URL List dialog is displayed.

  2. Click the Choose File button and browse for the file containing your URL List. When selected, the file name is displayed.

     Use a return-separated text file to import your entries.

  3. Click Import. The list displays your imported URLs.