Okay, I just found this: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvrantivirusandantispam/thread/5f4a7a57-e49a-463f-819b-13d5c408f075
So, under the hub transport I right-clicked on the Content filtering and changed it to disabled. Is that it? -Bonnie -----Original Message----- From: Roger Wright [mailto:rhw...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 1:25 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: FW: E-mails to junk folder Isn't there a way to disable IMF completely in E2007? A little checkbox perhaps? Die dulci fruere! Roger Wright ___ On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Miller Bonnie L. <mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu> wrote: > Well, I'm really at my wit's end here. SOMETHING has changed to cause the > junk filtering in our environment to become extremely aggressive, but since > I haven't changed any server configuration related to this since our E2k7 > rollout in July of 2007, I am at a loss as to explain it. The only thing I > know for sure is that I installed the latest MS security patches late last > week, and starting on Tuesday people are getting massive amounts of e-mails > to their junk folders. One person reported messages from Thursday and > Friday sent there, but I did not see it, so I still can't pinpoint the > trigger. > > > > It was just a few tech folks at first, but now I've found out our helpdesk > has been getting calls on and off all week about people missing messages. I > already changed the SCLJunkThreshold to 8 and restarted the server. I've > also run the install-AntispamAgents.ps1 that Michael suggested. After > poking around some more, I found there is a new tab near my receive > connectors under \Server Configuration\Hub Transport called "Anti-Spam". In > there, I've added IP addresses of our internal (non-exchange) servers to the > IP allow list, and after that those messages are no longer being filtered as > spam. > > But, we still have tons of messages coming in from the outside that are > getting thrown into junk folders. These are e-mail addresses that people > have been getting things from for months, if not years, and it has never > filtered to junk before. > > > > At this point, I really want to just shut off junk filtering at Exchange > altogether-we have a spam gateway for this and it has worked well-it's what > people are used to, and two layers is a lot for everyone to understand. Is > there a way to do that? Still E2k7 SP1 RU9. > > > > -Bonnie > > > > From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:25 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: E-mails to junk folder > > > > Kewl. did not know about that one or it's been so long I forgot. > > > > http://www.expta.com/2008/08/how-to-configure-scl-in-exchange.html > > > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb201691(EXCHG.80).aspx > > > > I've adjusted the SCL level and restarted the transport service for good > measure. Will see if it gets any better-thanks a bunch! > > > > > > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:43 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: E-mails to junk folder > > > > Set the organizationConfig for SCLJunkThreshold to 8. J > > > > Those tabs only show up in the EMC if you've run install-AntispamAgents.ps1 > in $exscripts which causes the relevant DLLs to get registered. > > > > Get-TransportAgent shows you what agents are actually installed and can be > configured from the EMS. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 2:12 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: E-mails to junk folder > > > > Thanks Michael-so, do you know where exactly I might find that in EMC? I've > looked all over the hub transport options (again, single server all roles > SP1 RU9) and am just not finding it. No Exchange edge server-we have a > barracuda spam firewall on the outside. > > > > For example, I see a screenshot here of the configuration, but I can't find > this screen anywhere. > > http://exchangepedia.com/blog/2007/02/exchange-2007-content-filter-how-to_07.html > > > > If I run get-organizationconfig I can see the "SCLJunkThreshold" value is > set to 4. > > > > Get-contentfilterconfig shows the DN of the object to be under Transport > Settings, but I only have two tabs in the properties of Transport settings > under \Organization Configuration\Hub Transport. I'm SUPPOSED to be logged > on with an admin with all of the correct rights, but I'm starting to wonder > if there is a permission out of whack somewhere. > > > > -Bonnie > > > > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:57 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: E-mails to junk folder > > > > Isn't this controlled by "antispam agent settings" on the hub > transport/edge? > > > > If you are in online mode, Outlook shouldn't process Junk Email itself - but > it still can be processed server-side. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 1:47 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: E-mails to junk folder > > > > And if I'm reading correctly, Outlook 2007 should not be using the junk > folders in online mode-is that correct? We've been non-cached mode for a > long time, and I've verified that has not changed on many of the accounts > where this is happening. > > > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178957.aspx (Supported Account > types section) > > > > Does not supported actually mean it doesn't work, or you shouldn't do it? > In other words, something could be turning on our junk filter settings (like > a group policy) and it's suddenly trying to work, but really just isn't > supported? > > > > If I look at my junk filter settings (it has happened to my account as well) > it shows "low". Right before I get to the screen to view the settings > (actions, junk e-mail, junk e-mail options), I get a warning about the > filter not being available because I'm working online. > > > > > > From: Miller Bonnie L. [mailto:mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:21 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: E-mails to junk folder > > > > All of a sudden in the last day or two, many of our internally addressed > messages are going to the Outlook 2007 (non-cached mode) junk folders for > different mailboxes. For example, automated messages from > a...@mukilteo.wednet.edu end up in junk for some users. So far, all of the > messages are ones that come from other servers in the domain that are not > the actual Exchange server, but are added as servers that are authenticated > or allowed to relay (by IP address) on one of two receive connectors. Back > end is E2k7 SP1 RU9 all roles with latest security patches from last week. > > > > I don't know much about how the junk mechanisms work and am just starting to > dig, but if anyone has seen this or knows right where to go looking I'd > appreciate it. I've checked our external IP for blacklisting and am not > finding it turn up anywhere that I can see. > > > > Thanks, > Bonnie
