Using The Appliance - McAfee WebShield e500 Installation Manual

Test 4: Verifying that mail downloads (POP3) are scanned correctly
You can test the appliance's POP3 virus scanning by sending the EICAR test
file in a message to a POP3 e-mail account, then trying to download the
message.
To verify that POP3 virus scanning is working:
1. Log onto any computer in your network that unscanned access to the
2. Create the EICAR test file and send it to a e-mail account on the POP3
3. Log onto any computer in your network that has a POP3 client
4. Download the messages for the POP3 e-mail account that contains the
5. Check that the message does not contain the EICAR test file.
6. Delete the EICAR test file that you created.

Using the appliance

The appliance's user interface (see
designed for ease of use, to help you configure the appliance's settings quickly.
Navigation bar
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The navigation bar lists the features that can be configured (each has an
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POP3 server.
server.
(POP3 mail download software).
message with the EICAR test file.
If your POP3 system is configured correctly, the appliance detects the
EICAR test file and removes it from the message.
next to it). Click a feature to display its page of settings.
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