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FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES2

Parameter: FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES2
Short description: Overflow slot to FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES (256-character limit). The FT indexer concatenates both lists.

Profile

Parameter
FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES2
Category
Performance / Memory
Component
Server, client
Available since
11.0.1 (HCL Domino — as overflow slot to FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES)
Supported versions
11.0, 12.0, 14.0, 14.5, 14.5.1
GUI equivalent
Configuration document (NOTES.INI tab) or Desktop Settings policy → Custom Settings → notes.ini
Possible values
Comma-separated list with wildcards (*), no spaces, max. 256 characters — continuation of the ignore list

Description

FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES2 is the first overflow slot for the FT ignore list.
FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES accepts a maximum of 256 characters — if space becomes scarce (e.g. because many multimedia, container, backup, and Office format extensions are to be excluded), the list can be continued in FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES2 and possibly FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES3.
The three parameters are concatenated by the FT indexer when evaluated — semantically, a single, longer ignore list results. The format is identical to the base parameter (wildcard extensions, comma-separated, no spaces).
Typical use: regulatory/compliance-driven servers in which extensive negative lists must be maintained, e.g. to avoid FT indexing of confidential containers (*.7z, *.cab, *.gpg, *.pgp, *.bak) or extensive multimedia extensions.

Example configuration

FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES=*.asf,*.avi,*.bin,*.bmp,*.dat,*.iso,*.mpeg,*.ogg,*.qz,*.rm,*.so,*.swf,*.wmv
FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES2=*.7z,*.cab,*.gpg,*.pgp,*.bak,*.dmp,*.crash,*.dmp.gz
FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES3=*.vmdk,*.vhd,*.qcow2,*.ova,*.ovf
Runtime variant (server console):
set config FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES2=*.7z,*.cab,*.gpg

Notes & pitfalls

  • Acts only as a continuation of
    FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES     — set independently it does work, but is semantically a stylistic break (HCL assumes a continuous chaining).
  • 256-character limit applies per slot. If the second slot also fills up, continue with FT_INDEX_IGNORE_ATTACHMENT_TYPES3.
  • With an active whitelist (FT_USE_ATTACHMENT_WHITE_LIST=1 or FT_USE_MY_ATTACHMENT_WHITE_LIST=1), the whitelist takes precedence.
  • Change only takes effect after a rebuild of the FT index (load updall -f).

Sources (HCL Product Documentation)