This is more of a design philosphy question than an issue with any particular environment.
Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 4:28 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Outbound Mail: straight out or through A/V box? > > If your gateway is not overburdened, why bother making a change? > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Clishe > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 12:25 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&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]
