Blocked.txt File

ConsoleOne creates a blocked.txt file that includes all the hosts that have been added to the Prevent Messages From exceptions list for the default class of service (see Controlling User Access).

You can manually edit the blocked.txt file to add or remove hosts. To maintain consistency for your system, you can also copy the list to other Internet Agent installations.

To manually edit the blocked.txt file:

1. Open the blocked.txt file in a text editor.

2. Add the host addresses.

   The entry format is:

   address1 
   address2 
   address3

   where address is either a hostname or an IP address. You can block on any octet. For example:

   IP Address	Blocks
   *.*.*.34	Any IP address ending with 34
   172.16.*.34	Any IP address starting with 172.16 and ending with 34
   172.16.10-34.*	Any IP address starting with 172.16 and any octet from 10 to 34

   You can block on any segment of the hostname. For example:

   Hostname	Blocks
   provo*.novell.com	provo.novell.com provo1.novell.com provo2.novell.com
   *.novell.com	gw.novell.com (but not novell.com itself)

   There is no limit to the number of IP addresses and hostnames that you can block in the blocked.txt file

3. Save the file as blocked.txt.