I don't have an Ex2007 box so I'm only familiar with Ex2003.  Perhaps
this will help:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995953(EXCHG.80).aspx



Die dulci fruere!

Roger Wright
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On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Miller Bonnie L.
<mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu> wrote:
> 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
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