Defining URL Groups

The URL Group definition is a list of one or more URLs (Uniform Resource Locator). These are typically made use of in the URL block of the Filter definition. See "Filter Definition".

Figure 5-2 URL Group Window

The URL Group list in the left hand column displays all the currently configured URL groups. To display configuration information for a particular URL group, click its name.

The configurable parameters are:

• URL Group Name.

  The name of the URL group.

• Group

  The list of URL group members.

To add a definition to the URL group:

1. Double-click the empty line below the last URL entry.

   The text editing mode starts, indicated by a cursor in the empty line.

2. Type the URL you want to include in the URL group.

   Specify the URLs in the format protocol://username:password@host:port/path where:

   • username is the login of a user

   • password is the password corresponding to the user login

   • protocol is the transport protocol used. For example, http, ftp, nntp

   • host is the host machine. You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to include a particular pattern, for example, *.sun.com

   • port is the port used. You can use an asterisk (*) to indicate any protocol. If no value is specified, 80 is used.

   • path is the path of the URL. You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to include a particular pattern, for example, *.htm.

3. Click Apply.