RE: File level scanner on Exchange Server 5.5
I'm not sure who you are not picking a fight with, because there is no thread below your message. Yes, Nimda traveled over the wire, but did it not require mapped shares? I would always recommend a stand alone server with NO shares mapped to it. IF you do not feel email is a mission critical application and you are a small shop, then file access to the exchange server might be part of your server function. That would be the only time it would be worth the effort. Thank you, too, for your inputs. :o) William -Original Message- From: Lester D'Almeida [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:52 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: File level scanner on Exchange Server 5.5 Not to pick a fight with you...but Nimda did spread over the wire. And viruses nowadays are getting more screwball..if you know what I mean. Thanks for your inputs. Lester List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: File level scanner on Exchange Server 5.5
No-one is saying "Don't use antivirus" they're saying that file level antivirus is only a good choice if you enjoy restoring your exchange machines. Use antivirus made for exchange like Sybari's or Trend's products... Ian - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - A computer scientist is someone who fixes things that aren't broken. -Original Message- From: Lester D'Almeida [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: December 11, 2001 03:52 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: File level scanner on Exchange Server 5.5 Not to pick a fight with you...but Nimda did spread over the wire. And viruses nowadays are getting more screwball..if you know what I mean. Thanks for your inputs. Lester _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: File level scanner on Exchange Server 5.5
Not to pick a fight with you...but Nimda did spread over the wire. And viruses nowadays are getting more screwball..if you know what I mean. Thanks for your inputs. Lester _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: File level scanner on Exchange Server 5.5
How do you protect the box from viruses? Don't use it as a file server. Seriously, how would a virus get on your exchange server? Do users have mapped shares? Are you installing applications from questionable sources? Do people have physical access to the server? The protection value is not worth the performance degradation in my opinion. William -Original Message- From: Lester D'Almeida To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Sent: 12/10/01 1:22 AM Subject: RE: File level scanner on Exchange Server 5.5 I have included everything related to exchange folders in the Exclusions Box. But if I run a manual scan, it still scans the Excluded Folders. Why is that..? To work around the problem, I have set up a custom manual scan which excludes the Exchange folders. Now what do for the Automatic Scan ? How do I exclude for Automatic Scan ? If people recommend not to run any file level antivirus scanner on an Exchange box, then how do you protect the box ? It's like I am taking care of only one portion of the system, not the entire thing !!! TIA, Lester List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: File level scanner on Exchange Server 5.5
I wrote a whitepaper on this. Where the heck did I put that? Oh, wait. Here it is: __ How to Deploy File Level Virus Scanner Software on Exchange Server by William Lefkovics Do not deploy file level scanners on your Exchange Server. Notes: Thank you to Kevin Miller for tech editting duties. __ If you are using your Exchange server as a file server where people have access to shares etc and you simply must have file scanning, then just have your scanner exclude everything pertaining to Exchange. It is always best to separate the two. William -Original Message- From: Lester D'Almeida To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Sent: 12/9/01 9:51 PM Subject: File level scanner on Exchange Server 5.5 Hi, I installed a file level scanner on my exchange machine. It is a NT 4 box with SP6, running Exchange 5.5 with SP3. I am currently using Trend Micro's ScanMail to scan the Mailboxes. I also installed Norton Antivirus 2001 to scan at the system level. I have left all the settings at the defauly level. The only thing that I have added is the path to the "exchsrvr" directories and checked the "Include sub-folders", in the Exclusion List. What are the precautions I should take ? Are there any guidelines which I can follow ? There was a thread around a week back on File - Level Scanners, but no information on Installation and maintenance procedures :( TIA, Lester List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
