Technical Tip: How to import a list of Block IPs to FortiMail

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Description	This article describes the case if there is a long list of Blocked IPs and it is desired to add them to the FortiMail Block list.
Scope	FortiMail.
Solution	Go to Security -> Block/Safe List -> System -> Change the list to 'Block'.                                                 Select the Backup button and the FortiMail will export the existing list of the System Block list.                                                               Open the exported file using Excel. Copy and paste the IP addresses from the list of Block IPs and add them to the exported file with a subnet mask. For example, 1.1.1.1/32.                                                                         Save the exported file. Go to Security -> Block/Safe List -> System -> Change the list to 'Block', then select the Restore Button to restore the exported file that has just been updated with the blocked IP.                                                                                                                                     Those Blocked IPs are already imported to the FortiMail Block List.           Note:  Make sure the file is comma-separated format (CSV) another format may cause problems when performing the restore.