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Trellix DLP Network Prevent – SaaS works with a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) server to protect email traffic.

An MTA server must meet these requirements to integrate with Trellix DLP Network Prevent – SaaS.

  • The MTA must send all or a portion of email traffic to Trellix DLP Network Prevent – SaaS. Example: In some environments, it might be preferable for Trellix DLP Network Prevent – SaaS to process only mail going to or from public sites, such as Gmail, rather than processing every email sent and received on the network.

  • The MTA must be able to inspect email headers so that it can distinguish emails arriving from Trellix DLP Network Prevent – SaaS and act on the header strings that Trellix DLP Network Prevent – SaaS adds to the email messages. If certain actions are not supported on the MTA server, do not configure rules on Trellix DLP Network Prevent – SaaS to use these actions.

  • Your MTA must ensure that email messages received from Trellix DLP Network Prevent – SaaS are routed to the intended destination, and not back to Trellix DLP Network Prevent – SaaS. Example: Routing might be defined using a port number or source IP address, or by checking if X-RCIS-Action headers are present.