In the Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) V7.0.x and V7.5.x console you had a selection on the Policies->Filtering->Container Handling page
called "Allow access to the file and generate a log entry" .
SPE 7.0.x or 7.5.x Console
In Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) V7.9 there is NO GUI selection on the Policies->Filtering->Container Handling page to allow files if they exceed the maximum conditions.
SPE 7.9 Console
SPE V7.0.x and V7.5.x
Allowing files that exceed maximum limits can also be set with xmlmodifier. In SPE V7.0.x and V7.5.x the syntax of the command is
xmlmodifier.exe -s /filtering/Container/LimitChoiceStop/@value 1/0 filtering.xml 1 indicates block, 0 indicates allow
The one command above blocks or allows files that exceed Maximum Extract size, Max Extract Time, or Max Container Depth.
SPE V7.9
Allowing files that exceed maximum limits must be set with xmlmodifier, and there is one xmlmodifier command for each maximum condition.
Note: For the below commands 1 (default) indicates block and 0 indicates allow.
xmlmodifier.exe -s /filtering/Container/MaxExtractSize/@actionpolicy 1/0 filtering.xml
xmlmodifier.exe -s /filtering/Container/MaxExtractTime/@actionpolicy 1/0 filtering.xml
xmlmodifier.exe -s /filtering/Container/MaxExtractDepth/@actionpolicy 1/0 filtering.xml
xmlmodifier.exe -s /filtering/Container/MaxCumulativeExtractSize/@actionpolicy 1/0 filtering.xml
The above xmlmodifier examples should be run in the directory where scan engine is installed and the xmlmodifier.exe command and xml files reside. You will need to stop the Scan Engine service before running the above commands, and then start the service up again after the commands have executed.