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Creating a Filename List

You can create a Filename List to reference from a With a Filename of... clause in the "What To Look For?" section of a content rule.

To create a Filename List:

1. From the Policy Center Home page, click Filenames. The Manage Filename Lists page appears.
2. Click New adjacent to the Filename header. The Modify Filename List page appears.

3. The Overview area enables you to provide a name and optional notes for the Filename List. To edit these details:

• Move the mouse pointer over the Overview area and click Click here to change these settings.
• Edit the Name if required. Clearswift Gateway provides a default name. Change this to something more meaningful, if required.
• Edit the Notes if required. You can insert, change, or delete text in this field, which is empty by default.
• Click Save.

4. The Filenames area defines the list of filenames to search on. To add filenames to the list:

• Move the mouse pointer over the Filenames area and click New. The Add Filename dialog appears in the task panel.
• In Filename, specify a filename to search for. You can construct a filename mask using these wildcard characters.

  Wildcard characters for filename masks

  Use * to represent 0 or more characters.

  Use ? to represent a single character.

  Example masks

  Filename mask	Example matches
  *.zip	(Any .zip file)
  ?.gif	1.gif 5.gif b.gif
  *.xl?	file1.xls file2.xlt
  *htm*	anyfile.htm myfile.html

• Click Add to add the filename to the list.
• The filename you defined is listed in the Filenames panel.

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

See also...

• Apply the new configuration