I'm wanting a stand alone box more than he is. The Exchange server is SBS 2000 and is barely keeping up. My goal is to use them as a test bed to build a generic box that I can clone and plug into anybody's site and have it "just work".
The Exchange box is the mx. The spam filter is to become the mx. Thanks Jason ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Maybe a dumb question, but why does the customer want > a separate box vs. installing something like netiq's > mailmarshal right on the Exchange box? > > Is the Exchange box the mx? (I hope not) Is this > solution being planned for the mx? This is what I'd > tend to recommend (anti-spam on either the mx or the > Exchange box), since I don't see a reason to add > another box to the mix (unless they have a ton of mail > traffic). > > J > --- Bob Crandell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Cory Petkovsek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 11:02:39PM +0000, Bob > > Crandell wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > One of my clients is asking for a SPAM filter > > for his Exchange server. No > > > > wise cracks. He's stuck and he knows it. > > > > > > > > What I was planning on putting in was > > Sendmail/Procmail/SpamAssassin store and > > > > forward mail server. My question is can I and > > how do I do this without > > > > creating users on the mail server? > > > Bob, I've done it with exchange/postfix. > > > With my setup, Postfix accepts email only for > > users found on the exchange > > > server. New account? Add it in exchange. > > Postfix will use ldap, or one > > > can have a script that dumps ldap to a hash file > > for postfix. LDAP is built > > > in to exchange. > > > > > > Cory > > > > > > EuG-LUG mailing list > > Hi, > > > > I don't have LDAP installed anywhere. So what > > you're saying is I need to > > install the users on the spam filter box in order > > for it to filter the mail > > that passes through it? Not a big deal but I was > > hoping against it. > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > Assured Computing, Inc. > > When you need to be sure. > > http://www.assuredcomp.com/ > > P.O. Box 40814 > > Eugene, OR 97404 > > Voice - 541-868-0331 > > FAX - 541-463-1627 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EuG-LUG mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster > http://search.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > EuG-LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > > -- Assured Computing, Inc. When you need to be sure. http://www.assuredcomp.com/ P.O. Box 40814 Eugene, OR 97404 Voice - 541-868-0331 FAX - 541-463-1627 _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
