Common Settings - F-SECURE INTERNET GATEKEEPER FOR LINUX 4.01 Administrator's Manual

7.1.1.5 Common Settings

Common settings
Common Settings
Admin notification settings
Admin notification settings
E-mail address
E-mail address (admin_mailaddr)
Specifies the administrator's e-mail address.
If you have enabled the
a virus is detected
This address is also used in SMTP scanning as the sender address in notification e-mails
sent back to senders.
You can specify multiple addresses, separated by commas (","). In this case, the first
address in the list is used as the sender address.
The maximum length of the setting is 1999 bytes.
SMTP server
SMTP server (admin_mx_host/admin_mx_port)
Specifies the mail server which is used to send virus detection notifications to the
administrator. The standard port number is 25.
Edit the notification message
Detection message
Edits the message which is shown when a virus is detected in a file being sent.
The text up to the first blank line contains the header.
Enter the message (including the Subject) by using the UTF-8 character set. The maximum
length of the message is 9000 bytes.
For information on variables and options, see
Temporary directory
Temporary directory (tmpdir)
Specifies the work directory. The directory is used for temporarily storing files that are being
scanned for viruses.
The default is /var/tmp/fsigk.
Quarantine directory
Quarantine directory (quarantine_dir)
Specifies the directory for storing detected viruses. The directory is used, if you have enabled
the
Quarantine
available.
The default is /var/tmp/quarantine.
Notify the administrator by e-mail
setting for a service, virus detection notifications are sent to this address.
￭ If you edit the message from the command line, you need to restart the service
afterwards.
￭ If you edit [Detection message] by using the web console, the following file is updated:
/opt/f-secure/fsigk/conf/template_admin.txt.
option for a service. Enable this setting only if sufficient disk space is
F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux/Administrator's Guide
option in the
"Detection Notification
What to do when
Templates", 67.
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