JP7629058B2 - Information processing device, control method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device that controls the sending and receiving of emails by applying rules, and in particular to an information processing device that tests the rules to be applied.

Conventionally, in order to prevent the leakage of personal or confidential information, systems have been introduced that apply rules to emails sent over a network, such as to prevent the wrong emails from being sent, and if a rule is met, the sending of the email is temporarily withheld or prohibited.

The people responsible for implementing and managing such systems create these rules to comply with company policies, but as policies become more diverse and complex, it becomes necessary to create many more rules, and it becomes necessary to measure the completeness of these rules.

For this reason, it is necessary to test the created rules before actually applying them to emails, and there is technology that displays a comparison between the expected test results and the actual test results so that the person in charge can obtain the test results they desire (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-249203 A

However, in the technology described in Patent Document 1, the test results for the rules are limited to comparing the expected behavior, such as relay, hold, or prohibition, determined by applying the rules with the actual test results.

Therefore, it is not made clear which conditions make up the rule, such as conditions for controlling sending and receiving of senders, destinations, attachments, etc., are used to determine the action to be taken.

Therefore, when testing e-mails, a problem may arise in that it is difficult for a person in charge to determine whether or not a condition has been set appropriately after applying the rules to the test e-mail.

The present invention aims to provide an information processing device, a control method, and a program that can assist the person in charge of testing emails in conducting appropriate tests.

In order to solve the above problem, the information processing device of the present invention comprises a rule in which an action for e-mail is set, a judgment means for judging whether or not the e-mail satisfies at least one of a plurality of conditions constituting the rule, and a display control means for controlling the display of the judgment result by the judgment means in correspondence with the condition that is the subject of the judgment, wherein the judgment means sequentially judges the plurality of conditions constituting the rule until a judgment result is obtained that the condition is satisfied, and when a judgment result is obtained that the condition is satisfied, the conditions after the condition for which the judgment result was obtained are not judged, and the display control means controls to display information other than information relating to whether the evaluation result is good or bad for conditions that have not been judged by the judgment means .

The present invention has the advantage that by presenting the results of an e-mail test as to whether or not the conditions constituting the rule are met, it is possible to assist the person in charge of testing the e-mail in conducting appropriate testing.

1 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic hardware configuration of an internal mail server according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an email test process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart showing a test execution process according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a rule list screen according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an editing screen according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an upload screen according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of a rule test screen according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of a rule test screen according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of a rule test screen according to the embodiment of the present invention. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display example of a numerical condition result display area of a rule test screen in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display example of a test result display area of a rule test screen in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display example of a rule test result display area of a rule test screen in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display example of a rule test result display area of a rule test screen in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a rule table according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration in an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Note that the configuration of the various terminals shown in Figure 1 is just an example, and it goes without saying that there are various configuration examples depending on the purpose and use.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 100 according to this embodiment includes a client terminal 101, an administrator client terminal 102 used by a system administrator who tests e-mail, and an internal mail server 104. These terminals are connected to each other via a local area network (LAN) 103 so that they can communicate with each other, and are constructed as an internal system.

The client terminal 101 is also connected via a wide area network 105 to at least one external client terminal 107 that is connected to an external mail server 106, so that they can communicate with each other. A firewall device (not shown) is installed between the LAN 103 and the wide area network 105, and communication control processing is performed according to predetermined rules.

The internal mail server 104 is a server device for relaying e-mail by the client terminal 101, and identifies the SMTP communication contents of the client terminal 101 and performs various processes described below according to the communication contents.

The internal mail server 104 can also be configured with two servers: a management server for viewing logs related to email transmission control, viewing saved emails, and performing operations on pending emails, and an inspection server that performs email filtering and archiving functions and acts as an SMTP server.

In this case, the management server and the inspection server can be configured as separate devices, and when testing email as in the present invention, the test is executed on the management server, but commands for applying rules from the inspection server can be used to perform the test.

However, since the command assumes the directory structure of the inspection server, if the command is executed on the management server as is, an error will occur due to the absence of necessary directories, etc. Therefore, such errors can be avoided by creating the inspection server environment on the management server.

The administrator client terminal 102 configures and manages the internal mail server 104.

Next, the hardware configuration of the various terminals of the internal mail server 104 shown in FIG. 1 will be explained using FIG. 2. Note that the client terminal 101, the administrator client terminal 102, the external mail server 106, and the external client terminal 107 have similar configurations, so their explanations are omitted.

The CPU 201 performs overall control of each device and controller connected to the system bus 204. In addition, the ROM 202 or external memory 211 stores a basic input/output system (BIOS), which is the control program of the CPU 201, an operating system program (hereinafter, OS), and various programs (described below) required to realize the functions executed by each server or each client device.

The RAM 203 functions as the main memory, work area, etc. of the CPU 201. The CPU 201 loads the programs and other data required for executing processing into the RAM 203 and executes the programs to realize various operations.

In addition, an input controller (input C) 205 controls input from an input unit 209, which is a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse (not shown). A video controller (VC) 206 controls display on a display such as a CRT display (CRT) 210. The display may be a liquid crystal display instead of a CRT.

The memory controller (MC) 207 controls access to external memory 211, such as a hard disk (HD), a floppy disk (FD, registered trademark), or a compact flash (registered trademark) memory connected to a PCMCIA card slot via an adapter, which stores the boot program, browser software, various applications, font data, user files, edited files, various data, etc.

The communication I/F controller (communication I/FC) 208 connects and communicates with external devices via a network, and executes communication control processing on the network. For example, internet communication using TCP/IP is possible.

The CPU 201 enables display on the display device 210 by, for example, executing a process of expanding (rasterizing) an outline font into a display information area in the RAM 203. The CPU 201 also enables user instructions using a mouse cursor (not shown) on the display device 210.

Programs and the like for executing e-mail test processing to realize the present invention are stored in external memory 211, and are executed by CPU 201 by being loaded into RAM 203 as required.

The definition information and various information tables used by the email test process according to the present invention are also stored in the external memory 211. A detailed explanation of these will be given later.

Figure 3 shows a flowchart of the email test process performed on the internal mail server 104 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S100, the internal mail server 104 obtains information about rules for controlling the sending and receiving of e-mail (hereinafter, rule information) from the rule table (see FIG. 15), and displays the information on the administrator client terminal 102 along with the rule list screen (see FIG. 5).

The rule table shown in FIG. 15 includes a rule ID for uniquely identifying the rule, a sender that indicates the rule conditions related to the sender, a destination that indicates the rule conditions related to the recipient, a numerical condition that indicates conditions such as checking an attachment or checking a personal information index, and an inspection item that indicates conditions related to keywords, MIME type, or personal information inspection.

The rule table also has actions that are set for emails when each condition is met, and actions that are set when performing specific inspections (inspection items). For example, these actions can be relay, delete, hold, temporary hold, inspection, etc., and when an inspection action is set, processing is performed for all senders, destinations, numerical conditions, and inspection items.

On the other hand, if the relay, delete, hold, or temporary hold actions are set, no processing is performed for the inspection items, but processing is performed for the sender, destination, and numerical conditions.

Figure 5 shows the configuration of the rule list screen. The rule list screen 300 includes a Test All Rules button 301 that can be pressed to test all rules, a rule information display area 302 for displaying rule information, Edit 303 that can be pressed to display the Editing Rule screen (see Figure 6) for editing each rule, and Test 304 for testing individual rules.

The rule list screen 300 also includes an insert button 305 for adding a row to the rule information display area 302 (blank, rule ID is 0), a delete button 306 for depressing a rule that has been selected and displayed in the rule information display area 302, a move button 307 for depressing a rule that has been selected and displayed in the rule information display area 302 to rearrange the display order of rules that have been selected in the rule information display area 302, an upload button 308 for depressing a file upload screen (see FIG. 7) for uploading a file containing a rule created locally on the administrator client terminal 102, and a download button 309 for downloading a file containing a rule that has been selected and displayed in the rule information display area 302 to the local area.

In step S101, it is determined whether or not a button (not shown) for closing the rule list screen 300 has been pressed on the administrator client terminal 102. If it is determined that the button has been pressed, this process is terminated, and if it is determined that the button has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S102.

In step S102, the administrator client terminal 102 determines whether or not ID or Edit 303 has been pressed in the rule information display area 302 of the rule list screen 300. If it is determined that the ID or Edit 303 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S104. If it is determined that the ID or Edit 303 has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S112.

In step S104, the rule being edited screen (see FIG. 6) is displayed on the administrator client terminal 102.

Figure 6 shows the configuration of the rule being edited screen. The rule being edited screen 400 includes a rule identification information field 401 for displaying or modifying identification information related to the rule, such as an ID that uniquely identifies the rule or the name of the rule, and a sender condition field 402 for displaying the sender condition corresponding to the rule displayed in the rule identification information field 401 or for modifying the displayed sender condition.

The rule being edited screen 400 also includes a destination condition field 403 that displays the destination condition corresponding to the rule displayed in the rule identification information field 401 or provides a field for modifying the displayed destination condition, and a numerical condition field 404 that displays the numerical condition corresponding to the rule displayed in the rule identification information field 401 or provides a field for modifying the displayed numerical condition.

For each of these conditions, clicking the simple setting link corresponding to each field will display a screen (not shown) where you can view and select the conditions that can be set in each field. By selecting the condition displayed on that screen (not shown), you can easily set the condition in each field.

The rule being edited screen 400 has an action column 405 that displays the action corresponding to the rule displayed in the rule identification information column 401, or indicates a column for modifying the displayed action, and it is possible to display and select predefined actions, such as relay, delete, hold, temporary hold, and inspection, in the form of a pull-down list.

The editing rule screen 400 has a registration 406 that is pressed when registering data input from the rule identification information column 401 to the action column 405. When registration 406 is pressed, the data input from the rule identification information column 401 to the action column 405, i.e., the rule information, is obtained, and if the rule ID of the rule information does not exist in the rule table, the rule information is registered, and if the rule ID of the rule information exists in the rule table, the rule information is updated and the display information in the rule information display area 408 (described below) is updated.

The editing rule screen 400 includes a test all rules button 407 that can be pressed to test all rules, a rule information display area 408 for displaying rule information, and a test button 409 that can be pressed to test a rule that has been selected and displayed in the rule information display area 408.

In step S106, the administrator client terminal 102 determines whether or not the REGISTER 406 button on the editing rule screen 400 has been pressed. If it is determined that the button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S108. If it is not determined that the button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S110.

In step S108, the administrator client terminal 102 obtains the rule information entered from the rule identification information column 401 to the action column 405 on the rule being edited screen 400, updates the display information in the rule information display area 408, and registers or updates the rule table of the internal mail server 104.

In step S110, it is determined whether or not the all rules test 407 or test 409 has been pressed on the administrator client terminal 102. If it is determined that they have been pressed, the process proceeds to step S128. If it is not determined that they have been pressed, for example, if a button (not shown) for closing the editing rule screen 400 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S100.

In step S112, the administrator client terminal 102 determines whether or not Upload 308 on the rule list screen 300 has been pressed. If it is determined that Upload 308 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S114. If it is determined that Upload 308 has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S126.

In step S114, the upload screen (see FIG. 7) is displayed on the administrator client terminal 102.

Figure 7 shows the configuration of the upload screen 500, which includes a reference 501 that is pressed to select a file with rules entered that are stored locally on the administrator client terminal 102, and a storage destination 502 that indicates the location where the selected file is stored.

The upload screen 500 also includes a clear button 514 that can be pressed to clear the information about the storage location displayed in storage location 502, an upload button 503 that can be pressed to add and display the rule information entered into the selected file in the rule information display area 512, and a cancel button 504 that can be pressed to close the upload screen.

The upload screen 500 also includes an edit button 505 that is pressed to display the rule being edited screen 400 for editing each rule displayed in the rule information display area 512 (described below), an insert button 506 that is pressed to add a row (blank, rule ID is 0) to the rule information display area 512 (described below), a delete button 507 that is pressed to delete a rule in the rule information display area 512 (described below), and a move button 508 that is pressed to change the display order of mutually selected rules in the rule information display area 512 (described below).

The upload screen 500 also includes a download button 509 that can be pressed to download already registered rule information as a file locally on the administrator client terminal 102, and a register button 510 that can be pressed to register rule information displayed in the rule information display area 512 (described below).

The upload screen 500 further includes an all rules test 511 that can be pressed to test all rules, a rule information display area 512 for displaying rule information, and a test 513 that can be pressed to test a rule selected and displayed in the rule information display area 512.

In step S116, the administrator client terminal 102 determines whether or not Upload 503 on the upload screen 500 has been pressed. If it is determined that Upload 503 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S118. If it is determined that Upload 503 has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S120.

In step S118, the rule information entered into the selected file is additionally displayed in the rule information display area 512 on the administrator client terminal 102.

In step S120, the administrator client terminal 102 determines whether or not the register 510 on the upload screen 500 has been pressed. If it is determined that the register 510 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S122. If it is determined that the register 510 has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S124.

In step S122, the administrator client terminal 102 obtains the rule information displayed in the rule information display area 512 of the upload screen 500 and registers or updates the rule table of the internal mail server 104.

In step S124, it is determined whether or not Test All Rules 511 or Test 513 has been pressed on the administrator client terminal 102. If it is determined that they have been pressed, the process proceeds to step S128. If it is not determined that they have been pressed, or if Cancel 504 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S100.

In step S126, the administrator client terminal 102 determines whether or not all rules test 301 or test 304 on the rule list screen 300 has been pressed. If it is determined that they have been pressed, the process proceeds to step S128. If it is not determined that they have been pressed, the process proceeds to step S136.

In step S128, when test 304 on the rule list screen 300 is pressed on the administrator client terminal 102, rule information corresponding to test 304 is obtained in the rule information display area 302 on the rule list screen 300.

In addition, when TEST 409 on the rule being edited screen 400 is pressed, rule information corresponding to TEST 409 is obtained in the rule information display area 408 of the rule being edited screen 400, and when TEST 513 on the upload screen 500 is pressed, rule information corresponding to TEST 513 is obtained in the rule information display area 512 of the upload screen 500.

Furthermore, when Test All Rules 301 on the rule list screen 300 is pressed, all rule information displayed in the rule information display area 302 on the rule list screen 300 is obtained, when Test All Rules 407 on the rule editing screen 400 is pressed, all rule information displayed in the rule information display area 408 is obtained, or when Test All Rules 511 on the upload screen 500 is pressed, all rule information displayed in the rule information display area 512 is obtained.

In step S130, the rule test screen (see FIG. 8) is displayed on the administrator client terminal 102.

Figure 8 shows the configuration of the rule test screen 600. The rule test screen 600 has a selection rule ID 601 that displays the rule to be applied when performing the test, and displays the rule ID for the rule selected on the rule list screen 300, the rule being edited screen 400, or the upload screen 500.

In other words, in step S130, the rule ID of the rule information obtained in step S128 is displayed, but if an individual rule is selected, the rule ID of the selected rule is displayed, and if all rules are selected, the rule ID is hidden.

The rule test screen 600 has an envelope From 602 that indicates the sender of the envelope of the email to be tested, and an envelope To 603 that indicates the destination. Normally, an envelope is not set in an email, and the addresses set in the header and envelope are almost always the same, so if there is no input in the envelope From 602 and envelope To 603, the information set in the From and To of the header information is set in the envelope From and envelope To.

The rule test screen 600 also includes a Reference 604 that can be pressed to select an email to be tested, a Storage Destination 605 that indicates where the selected email is stored, and a Test Execution 606 that can be pressed to start the test.

The rule test screen 600 also has an area for displaying the results of the test, and a rule test result display area 607 for displaying the rule ID of the rule that was applied when the test was performed, the evaluation results for the sender conditions, destination conditions, and numerical conditions of the rule, and the test results for the test items.

Before running the test, the evaluation and inspection results will not be displayed, but once the test is run, the evaluation and inspection results for each condition will be displayed.

As an example of the display of the evaluation results and test results, as shown in the rule test screen 600 in FIG. 9, if the evaluation results and test results for each condition meet the condition, they are displayed with, for example, an "O" to indicate a good result, and if the condition is not met, they are displayed with, for example, an "X" to indicate a bad result.

As shown in FIG. 8, the rule test screen 600 also has a numerical condition result display area 608 that includes a numerical condition formula column that shows the formula used as the numerical condition as an area for displaying the results of the test, a display method selection area for selecting a display method for the results of applying the numerical condition, such as displaying only the evaluation results for the function formula or displaying information detected by the function formula, and a display content column that displays the contents of the evaluation results obtained by applying the numerical condition and running the test.

The display method selection area includes checkboxes for Function Evaluation 609, which allows you to select a method for displaying only the evaluation value and evaluation results for the function formula, and Details 610, which allows you to select a method for displaying information detected in the function formula.

Before the test is executed, nothing is displayed in the Numerical Condition Result Display Area 608. After the test is executed, at least one of Function Evaluation 609 and Details 610 is selected, and then the evaluation results for the numerical conditions are displayed based on the selected display method. Note that when Details 610 is selected, it can also be selected if Function Evaluation 609 is also selected.

As an example of the evaluation results, the rule test screen 600 shown in Figure 9 shows that when no display method is selected (function evaluation 609 and details 610 are unchecked), only the evaluation results for the numerical conditions are displayed.

In this example, the numeric condition expression size() >= 0 is evaluated to give a result of TRUE.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, the rule test screen 600 has a checkbox-formatted detail 612 for selecting the method of displaying the test results for the test items as an area for displaying the results of the test. After the test is executed, if the detail 612 is checked, the information detected by the function formula related to the test item is displayed, and if the detail 612 is not checked, the test result display area 611 displays only the evaluation results for the function formula.

When any of these display methods is selected, the contents of the test results will be displayed in the display contents column based on the selected display method.

As an example of the test results displayed, the rule test screen 600 shown in Figure 9 shows the test results for the test items when no display method is selected (Details 612 is not checked).

In this display example, the function used as the test item is the expression Keyword test (Condition set <main> NG level = 1) #point = 0, and the test result is shown to be OK.

To end the test, press Close 614 on the rule test screen 600, and the rule test screen 600 will be closed and the rule list screen 300 will be displayed.

In step S132, the internal mail server 104 uses the rules displayed on the rule test screen 600 to perform a test on the email stored in the storage location 605. Detailed processing will be described later with reference to FIG. 4.

In step S134, the administrator client terminal 102 displays the results of the test performed in step S132 in the areas of the rule test screen 600 that display the results of the test, the rule test result display area 607, the numerical condition result display area 608, and the test result display area 611.

In step S136, the administrator client terminal 102 determines whether or not Close 614 on the rule test screen 600 has been pressed. If it is determined that Close 614 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S100. If it is determined that Close 614 has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S132.

Next, the test execution process will be explained using the flowchart shown in Figure 4.

In step S200, the administrator client terminal 102 determines whether the selection of the email to be tested has been accepted on the rule test screen 600, i.e., whether Reference 604 has been pressed, and if it is determined that it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S202.

In step S202, the administrator client terminal 102 displays the storage location of the selected email in storage location 605 on the rule test screen 600, and in step S204, the administrator client terminal 102 accepts an instruction to run a test by pressing test execution 606 on the rule test screen 600.

Next, step S206 is performed. When tests are performed on all rules, the processes from step S206 to step S240 are repeated based on a predetermined order (for example, the order displayed from top to bottom in the rule information display area 302. Information indicating such an order may be registered in the rule table in correspondence with the rule information, or the rule information may be registered in the rule table in the order of execution) as long as the conditions of the rules are met.

In step S206, the internal mail server 104 determines whether the sender of the email being tested meets the sender conditions included in the rule information. If it is determined that the sender meets the conditions, the process proceeds to step S208. If it is determined that the sender does not meet the conditions, the process proceeds to step S210.

In step S208, the administrator client terminal 102 displays "○" in the sender condition column of the rule test result display area 607 on the rule test screen 600, and in step S210, the administrator client terminal 102 displays "×" in the sender condition column of the rule test result display area 607 on the rule test screen 600, and the process ends.

In step S212, the internal mail server 104 determines whether the destination of the email being tested satisfies the destination conditions included in the rule information. If it is determined that the destination satisfies the conditions, the process proceeds to step S214. If it is determined that the destination satisfies the conditions, the process proceeds to step S216.

In step S216, the administrator client terminal 102 displays "○" in the destination condition column of the rule test result display area 607 on the rule test screen 600, and in step S214, the administrator client terminal 102 displays "×" in the destination condition column of the rule test result display area 607 on the rule test screen 600, and the process ends.

Figure 10 shows an example of the rule test screen 600 displayed in step S214. In the rule test result display area 607, the sender condition column shows "○", the destination condition column shows "×", and the numerical conditions and inspection results show "-" because no tests are performed.

In step S218, the internal mail server 104 determines whether the destination of the email being tested satisfies the numerical conditions contained in the rule information. If it is determined that the destination satisfies the numerical conditions, the process proceeds to step S220. If it is determined that the destination does not satisfy the numerical conditions, the process proceeds to step S222.

In step S220, the administrator client terminal 102 displays "○" in the numerical condition column of the rule test result display area 607 on the rule test screen 600, and in step S222, the administrator client terminal 102 displays "×" in the numerical condition column of the rule test result display area 607 on the rule test screen 600.

In step S224, the internal mail server 104 determines whether or not the function evaluation 609 and details 610 have been checked. If it is determined that they have not been checked, the process proceeds to step S226. If it is not determined that they have not been checked, the process proceeds to step S228.

In step S226, the administrator client terminal 102 displays only the evaluation results related to the function formula in the display content of the numerical condition result display area 608.

An example of this display is the numerical condition result display area 608 displayed at the top of Figure 11, where the numerical condition formula is a function formula DPINFO (index, max) >= 2 | ATTACHMENT (filetype = "PDF + EXCEL") > 1, which is set as the condition (here, this means that the index obtained by analyzing the possibility that personal information is included is indexed, and the index is 2 or more, or one or more PDF or EXCEL files are attached), and in the display method, the function evaluation 609 and details 610 are not checked.

As shown by DPINFO(index, max)>=2 =>TRUE, the evaluation result for the function formula is displayed as TRUE, and as shown by ATTACHMENT(filetype="PDF+EXCEL")>1 =>TRUE, the evaluation result for the function formula is displayed as TRUE.

In step S228, the internal mail server 104 determines whether or not the function evaluation 609 has been checked. If it is determined that the function evaluation 609 has been checked, the process proceeds to step S230. If it is determined that the function evaluation 609 has not been checked, the process proceeds to step S236.

In step S230, the administrator client terminal 102 displays only the evaluation and evaluation results for the function formula in the display content of the numerical condition result display area 608.

As an example of this display, the numerical condition result display area 608 displayed in the second row from the top in Figure 11 is shown, where the numerical condition formula is set as a function formula DPINFO (index, max) >= 2 | ATTACHMENT (filetype = "PDF + EXCEL") > 1 (the explanation is omitted as it is the same as the condition described above), and the function evaluation 609 is checked as the display method.

Then, in the column for the test results, since DPINFO(index, max) = 43, the result of the function formula satisfies the numerical condition, and so TRUE is displayed as the evaluation result for the function formula, as shown by DPINFO(index, max) >= 2 => TRUE.

In addition, in the display content column for the test results, since ATTACHMENT(filetype="PDF+EXCEL") = 3, the result of the function formula satisfies the numerical condition, so TRUE is displayed as the evaluation result for the function formula, as shown by ATTACHMENT(filetype="PDF+EXCEL") > 1 => TRUE.

In step S232, the internal mail server 104 determines whether or not Details 610 has been checked. If it is determined that the check has been made, the process proceeds to step S234. If it is determined that the check has not been made, the process proceeds to step S236.

In step S234, the information detected by the function formula is displayed in the display content of the numerical condition result display area 608 on the administrator client terminal 102.

As an example of this display, the numerical condition result display area 608 displayed at the bottom of Figure 11 is shown, where the numerical condition formula is set as a function formula DPINFO (index, max) >= 2 | ATTACHMENT (filetype = "PDF + EXCEL") > 1 (this is the same as the condition described above, so explanation is omitted), and as for the display method, function evaluation 609 and details 610 are checked.

As a result of the test, the indices (in attachment "Original.xltx" #point=37...) related to DPINFO(index,max) are displayed in the display content column as information detected by the function formula, and since DPINFO(index,max) = 43, the result of the function formula satisfies the numerical condition, and therefore TRUE is displayed as the evaluation result for the function formula, as shown by DPINFO(index,max) >= 2 => TRUE.

Similarly, for ATTACHMENT(filetype="PDF+EXCEL")>1, the information detected by the function formula and the evaluation results are displayed in the display content column as the test results, but a detailed explanation is omitted here.

In step S236, the internal mail server 104 determines whether the operation of the rule information is an inspection, and if it is determined that it is an inspection, the process proceeds to step S238, and if it is not determined that it is an inspection, the process proceeds to the end of the loop process.

In step S238, the internal mail server 104 checks whether the email to be tested satisfies the test items included in the rule information.

In step S240, the internal mail server 104 determines whether or not Details 612 has been checked. If it is determined that the check has been made, the process proceeds to step S242. If it is determined that the check has not been made, the process proceeds to step S244.

In step S242, the information detected by the function formula related to the test item is displayed in the display content of the test result display area 611 on the administrator client terminal 102.

An example of this display is the test result display area 611 shown in the lower part of Figure 12, where the search item is Keyword test (condition set = <main> NG level = 1) #point1, a function formula is set as the condition (NG if any of the specified keywords are included), and Details 612 is checked as the display method.

Then, in the display content column, the test results show that each index ("Confidential" (1 item) in attachment "Original.xltx" #point = 1...) related to keyword inspection (condition set = <main>) is displayed as information detected in the function formula, and furthermore, since the result of keyword inspection (condition set = <main> NG level = 1) #point 1 and the function formula meet the numerical condition, NG is displayed as the evaluation result for the function formula, as shown by keyword inspection (condition set = <main> NG level = 1) #point 1 => NG.

In step S244, only the evaluation results for the function formula are displayed in the inspection result display area 611 on the administrator client terminal 102.

As an example of this display, the test result display area 611 displayed in the upper part of Figure 12 is shown, where the search item is Keyword test (condition set = <main> NG level = 1) #point1, a function formula is set as the condition (the explanation is omitted as it is the same as the condition described above), and the display method is not checked in Details 612.

As shown in Keyword inspection (Condition set = <main> NG level = 1) #point1 => NG, NG is displayed as the evaluation result for the function expression.

In the above process, individual rules are applied to the email to test it, but if the rule conditions cannot be applied, the evaluation result as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed with a "-" for each condition in the rule test result display area 607, and if the rule conditions cannot be applied to all rules, the evaluation result as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed with a rule ID of 0 in the rule test result display area 607, and no message is displayed.

Function evaluation 609, details 610, and details 612 can be checked during testing or after all tests have been completed. After checking, the display content will be displayed according to the display method selected by the check.

As a variation of this embodiment, in the test execution process shown in FIG. 4, if the sender condition or the destination condition is not met in steps S210 and S216, the process is terminated, but it is also possible to check all conditions without terminating the process.

In other words, when the processing of step S210 is completed, the processing proceeds to step S212, and when the processing of step S216 is completed, the processing proceeds to step S218. This makes it possible to determine in one go which conditions or test items are met, allowing the person conducting the test to perform the test efficiently.

As described above, according to the present invention, by presenting the results of an email test as to whether or not the conditions constituting the rule are met, it is possible to assist the person in charge of testing emails in conducting appropriate testing.

The present invention can also be embodied as, for example, a method, a program, or a storage medium.

In this case, the program read from the recording medium itself will realize the novel functions of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program will constitute the present invention. Examples of recording media that can be used to supply the program include flexible disks, hard disks, optical disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, DVD-ROMs, magnetic tapes, non-volatile memory cards, ROMs, EEPROMs, silicon disks, etc.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that not only are the functions of the above-mentioned embodiments realized by the computer executing a program it has read, but also that the functions of the above-mentioned embodiments can be realized by an OS or the like running on the computer carrying out some or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that this also includes cases where a program read from a recording medium is written into a memory provided on a function expansion board inserted into a computer or a function expansion unit connected to a computer, and then a CPU or the like provided on the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs some or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program code, thereby realizing the functions of the above-mentioned embodiments.

It goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to cases where the effects of the present invention are achieved by supplying a program to a system or device. In this case, the effects of the present invention can be enjoyed by the system or device by reading a recording medium that stores a program for achieving the present invention into the system or device.

Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program, the system or device can enjoy the effects of the present invention. Note that the present invention also includes configurations that combine the above-mentioned embodiments and their variations.

100 Information processing system 101 Client terminal 102 Administrator client terminal 103 Local area network (LAN)
104 Internal mail server 105 Wide area network 106 External mail server 107 External client terminal 201 CPU
202 RAM
203 ROM
204 System bus 205 Input controller 206 Video controller 207 Memory controller 208 Communication I/F (interface) controller 209 Input unit 210 Display unit 211 External memory

Claims (19)

a determination means for determining whether or not the email satisfies at least one of a plurality of conditions constituting a rule in which an action to be taken with respect to the email is set;
a display control means for controlling the display of the result of the judgment by the judgment means in correspondence with the condition that is the subject of the judgment;
Equipped with
the determination means sequentially determines the plurality of conditions constituting the rule until a determination result is obtained that the condition is satisfied, and when a determination result is obtained that the condition is satisfied, does not determine any conditions subsequent to the condition for which the determination result is obtained,
The information processing device, wherein the display control means controls to display information other than information relating to whether the evaluation result is good or bad for a condition not judged by the judgment means. a determination means for determining whether or not the email satisfies at least one of a plurality of conditions constituting a rule in which an action to be taken with respect to the email is set;
an email selection receiving means for receiving a selection of the email to be used for the determination by the determining means;
a display control means for controlling the display of the result of the judgment by the judgment means in correspondence with the condition that is the subject of the judgment;
An information processing device comprising: 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein said determining means sequentially determines a plurality of conditions constituting said rule until a determination result indicating that the condition is satisfied is obtained. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein, when a determination result indicating that the condition is satisfied is obtained, the determination means does not make any determination on any condition subsequent to the condition for which the determination result is obtained. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the display control means controls to display information other than information relating to whether the evaluation result is good or bad for a condition not judged by the judgment means. a receiving means for receiving a condition constituting a rule for performing an action on the email;
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determining unit determines whether the condition accepted by the accepting unit is satisfied. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the condition constituting the rule for performing an action on the email is a function for performing the action. 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the display control means controls so as to display a result of evaluation by a function for performing the operation. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the display control means controls so as to display a result value determined by a function for performing the operation. 10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the display control means controls so as to display a symbol corresponding to an evaluation result obtained by a function for performing the operation. 11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the display control means controls so as to display information relating to a process of determination by a function for performing the operation. 12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control means controls to display information relating to whether the result of evaluation in association with each condition of the rule is good or bad. The receiving means receives a selection of a plurality of rules in which actions to be taken with respect to e-mail are set;
13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the determining means determines whether the email satisfies each of the conditions of a plurality of rules accepted by the accepting means. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the display control means controls to display, corresponding to each displayed rule, an instruction section for receiving an instruction to perform a judgment by the judgment means as to whether each condition of the rule is satisfied. 15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an e-mail selection receiving means for receiving a selection of the e-mail to be used in the determination by the determining means. 16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation is any one of an operation of sending the e-mail as is, an operation of suspending sending of the e-mail, and an operation of deleting the e-mail without sending it. a determination step of determining whether or not the email satisfies at least one condition among a plurality of conditions constituting a rule in which an action for an email is set;
a display control step of controlling the display of the result of the determination step in such a manner that the result corresponds to the condition that is the subject of the determination;
Equipped with
The determination step sequentially determines a plurality of conditions constituting the rule until a determination result is obtained that the condition is satisfied, and when a determination result is obtained that the condition is satisfied, does not determine any conditions subsequent to the condition for which the determination result is obtained,
A control method for an information processing device, characterized in that the display control step controls to display information other than information related to whether the evaluation result is good or bad for conditions that have not been judged by the judgment step. a determination step of determining whether or not the email satisfies at least one condition among a plurality of conditions constituting a rule in which an action for an email is set;
an email selection receiving step of receiving a selection of the email to be used in the determination step;
a display control step of controlling the display of the result of the determination step in such a manner that the result corresponds to the condition that is the subject of the determination;
13. A method for controlling an information processing device, comprising: A program for causing at least one computer to function as each of the means of the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 16 .

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