Novell ACCESS MANAGER 3.1 SP2 - ACCESS GATEWAY GUIDE 2010 Manual page 177

Level Examples
hostname
http://www.foo.gov/documents/picture.gif
http://www.foo.gov/documents/*
http://www.foo.gov
foo.gov/documents/*
foo.gov/*
All of these are classified as hostnames, and they are ordered by specificity.
The first item in the list is considered the most specific and is processed first.
The last item is the most general and is processed last.
path
/documents/picture.gif
/documents/pictures.gif/*
/documents/*
Path entries are processed after hostnames. A leading forward slash must
always be used when specifying a path, and the entry that follows must always
reference the root directory of the Web server. In these examples,
documents
The
indicates that the entry is a file. In these examples,
pictures.gif/*
If you enter a path without the trailing *, the path matches only the directory.
With the trailing *, the path matches everything in the directory and its
subdirectories.
These path entry examples are ordered by specificity. The objects in the
/documents/picture.gif
the
filename
/picture.gif
/widget.js
Filenames are processed after paths. A leading forward slash must always be
used when specifying a filename. If a path is included with a filename, the path
must start with the root directory of the Web server, and the entry is processed
as a path entry, not as a filename entry.
file extension
/*.gif
/*.js
/*.htm
File extensions are processed last. They consist of a leading forward slash, an
asterisk, a period, and a file extension.
Specific rules have precedence over less specific rules. Thus, objects matched by a more specific
rule are always processed according to its conditions. If a less specific rule also matches the object,
the less specific rule is ignored for the object. For example, assume the following two entries are in
the pin list:
URL Mask
http://www.foo.gov/documents/*
www.foo*
is the root directory.
at the end of the path indicates that the entry is a directory. Its absence
/*
and
documents/*
/documents directory.
Pin Type
normal
bypass
picture.gif
are directories.
directory are processed before the objects in
Pin Links
1
N/A
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is a file and