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User-Agent: (pass_user_agent, pass_user_agent_list)
Skips virus scanning for connections from clients with the specified User-Agent. Usually, all
data is saved and transmitted to the client only after the virus scanning is completed. If you
enable this setting, the data for connections from clients with the specified User-Agent is
forwarded as soon as it is received. Use this setting for clients that use streaming or are at
risk of timing out.
Separate each setting with a comma (","). The list is searched by using forward matching.
The setting is case sensitive.
The maximum length of the setting is 1999 bytes.
Regardless of this setting, the following User-Agents are not scanned for viruses.
User-Agents skipped by default:
- "Service Pack Setup" (service pack installer for Microsoft Windows)
- "Office Update" (update program for Microsoft Office)
- "Symantec LiveUpdate" (update program for Symantec definition files)
- "TMhtload" (update program for TrendMicro definition files)
- "BW-C" (update program for F-Secure definition files (AUA))
- "GETDBHTP" (update program for F-Secure definition files (getdbhtp))
- "RealPlayer" (Real Player)
- "RMA" (Real Player)
- "NSPlayer" (Microsoft Windows Media Player)
- " urlgrabber" (update program for Linux YUM package)
- "Microsoft BITS" (Microsoft Windows Update)
- "Windows-Update-Agent" (Microsoft Windows Update)
- "Adobe Update Manager" (update program for Adobe)
- "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; Win32; Commtouch Http Client" (This product's Spam
Detection Engine)
Host name
Hosts: (acl_pass_to)
Skips virus scanning for connections to the specified hosts.
Usually, all data is saved and transmitted to the client only after the virus scanning has
completed. If you enable his setting, the data for connections to the specified hosts is
forwarded soon as it is received.
For examples, see
File name or extension
Files/Extensions: (pass_ext, pass_ext_list)
Skips virus scanning for files with the specified file names or extensions.
Usually, all data is saved and transmitted to the client only after virus scanning has
completed. This setting specifies that the data in files with the specified file names or
extensions is forwarded as soon as it is received.
Separate each name with a comma (",") by using backward matching (a file is skipped if the
trailing characters of the file name match the specified file name or extension). The setting is
not case sensitive.
The setting does not apply to files in archived files.
The maximum length of the setting is 1999 bytes.
File size
Filesize: (pass_filesize, pass_filesize_len)
F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux/Administrator's Guide
"Access Control", 65.
If you edit the "Host name" setting in the web console, the http pass to field is
updated in /opt/f-secure/fsigk/conf/hosts.allow.
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