Using The Access.cfg File In The Gateway Directory - Novell GROUPWISE 7 GATEWAY - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation And Administration Manual

Using the Access.cfg File in the Gateway Directory

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in the gateway root directory (for example, domain\wpgate\notes). The access.cfg file enables you
to implement the following specific types of access control:
The initial access.cfg file includes descriptions and examples of the section headers and keywords
that you can use in the file. However, all lines are initially commented out and access control is off
by default. Print the initial access.cfg file in the domain\wpgate\notes directory. Reviewing the file
will help you understand how it works.
Add the following line at the top of the file to turn on access control:
Access Control=On
After access control has been turned on, you can create sections in the access.cfg file for various
groups of users. Within each section, you define the access control settings for the group to which
the section applies. The following section headers and keywords are available:
Section Headers
[Default:In|Out]
[groupwise_domain:In|Out]
[groupwise_domain.post_office:In|Out]
[AccessGroup:group_name]
Section headers, keywords, and settings are not case sensitive. The In and Out directions are from
the point of view of the GroupWise system.
Notes Gateway Web Console
You can turn access control on and off for the current gateway session on the
You can also adjust the maximum message size.
Section Headers
Section headers establish groups of users to which access control settings are applied.
access.cfg file is an ASCII text file that can be edited with a standard text editor. It is located
Provide specific access control based on GroupWise domains and post offices
Provide specific access control based on access groups that you define
Limit the size of incoming and outgoing messages to and from your GroupWise system for
specific domains, post offices, or access groups
Prevent messages from specific addresses from entering your GroupWise system for specific
domains, post offices, or access groups
Allow messages from specified addresses to enter your GroupWise system, while preventing
all others for specific domains, post offices, or access groups
Prevent rule-generated messages from going out of your GroupWise system for specific
domains, post offices, or access groups
"[Default:In|Out]" on page 54
"[groupwise_domain:In|Out]" on page 54
"[groupwise_domain.post_office:In|Out]" on page 54
Keywords
AllAccess
NoAccess
Block
Allow
MaxSize
AllowRuleGenerated
Configuring the Notes Gateway
Access Control page.
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