Send Email Notifications in Plain Text

Not all emails clients can handle emails in rich text or HTML format.

To accommodate such clients, you can configure the Security Gateway Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforce Security Policies for connected network resources. to send email notification in plain text without images, in addition to the HTML format.

The user's email client decides which format to show.

1. Connect to the command line to the Security Gateway / each Cluster Member Security Gateway that is part of a cluster. / Scalable Platform Security Group.

2. Log in to the Expert mode.

3. Back up the configuration file:

   • On a Security Gateway / each Cluster Two or more Security Gateways that work together in a redundant configuration - High Availability, or Load Sharing. Member:

     cp -v $FWDIR/conf/usrchkd.conf{,_BKP}

   • On a Scalable Platform Security Group:

     g_all cp -v $FWDIR/conf/usrchkd.conf{,_BKP}

4. Edit the configuration file:

   vi $FWDIR/conf/usrchkd.conf

5. Change the value of the applicable parameter:

   from

   :send_emails_with_no_images (false)

   to

   :send_emails_with_no_images (true)

6. Save the changes in the file and exit the editor..

7. On a Scalable Platform Security Group, copy the modified file to all Security Group Members:

   asg_cp2blades $FWDIR/conf/usrchkd.conf

8. Kill the userchkd process to load the new configuration:

   • On a Security Gateway / each Cluster Member:

     killall userchkd

   • On a Scalable Platform Security Group:

     g_all killall userchkd

   The Security Gateway / Cluster Member / Security Group automatically restarts this process.