We relay all mail, in and out, via 4 boxes running Interscan Viruswall. Exchange scanning is a little to hit or miss for egress protection.
-------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Clishe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 3:25 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Outbound Mail: straight out or through A/V box? > > > I've always configured my Exchange bridghead servers to > forward outbound mail to the SMTP gateway / Antivirus box > that sits in the DMZ. Recently I talked to another engineer > that says he always configures his Exchange bridgeheads to go > straight out to the Internet, bypassing the SMTP gateway. His > logic was that since A/V is already running on the Exchange > mailbox servers, no sense in putting more load on the A/V box > in the DMZ by having it scan all outbound mail again. > > I don't particularly like that approach. Just curious how > others do it. > > Jason > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
