rules help

[Julian Field]

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Ugo Bellavance wrote:

> Matt Kehler wrote:
>
>> For some reason I just can't figure this out.  We have our default
>> filename blocking rules config, and want to allow ONE user to get
>> .exe's, which NOBODY else gets.   This part I can figure out.  But we
>> also want the default blocking rules to apply to that user as well.
>>
>> So my question is, can I have an 'exceptions' rule for that user, which
>> only contains the one line allowing exe's, and then somehow also have
>> the default blocking rules ALSO get hit as a second rule?  OR, for this
>> one user, do I basically have to have their own ENTIRE ruleset, which
>> will essentially will replicate our default ruleset, with the exception
>> of allowing one filename?
>
>
> Yes, there is nothing like exceptions in MailScanner right now.

Yes there is!
Drew's response tells you how. It's what rulesets are for.

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