Border Policy
This page lets you configure policy for a border router—that is, the subjects that the router forwards between its interfaces.
To display this page, click the phrase (border policy) following the name of a border router in the Routers page.
For background information, see Policy (and the items that follow it), and Subject Filtering with Wildcards.
Figure 106: rvrd Border Policy Configuration Page
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Description |
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From |
Choose a From interface from this menu. |
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To |
Choose a To interface from this menu. |
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Show Configuration |
To display the current set of subjects that the border router forwards from the From interface to the To interface, click this button. The Allowed Subjects table (below) then displays the current list for that ordered pair. |
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Allowed Subjects |
This table lists subjects that the border router allows for the current pair of From interface and To interface. To update this table, click the Show Configuration button. You can remove a subject at any time. |
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Remove Allowed Subject |
To delete an allowed subject, check its select box, and click this button. |
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Add Allowed Subject |
To add an allowed subject, choose the From interface and To interface, then specify the subject string (which may contain wildcards) and click this button. |
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A border router can restrict a subject, forwarding only those messages that have not yet crossed another border. To restrict the new subject in this way, check the First Border box before adding the subject. |