Re: [IMail Forum] Windows Update Q328310

> For those of you who truly care about security then why are you relying > on Windows Update? If your I-mail box is beind a firewall and only the > appropriate ports are open: POP IMAP SMTP Web etc... Then you should not > have much to worry about. We all know that Windows is infamous for > sec

RE: [IMail Forum] Open Mail Relay

Please do not interpret this as a spam on your comments, but most ISPs are now requiring SMTP AUTH on all sent email. When combined with NO MAIL RELAYING its a definite way to prevent spamming from being routed thru your servers. AT&T, MSN, SBC/Yahoo/Ameritech, AOL, and many others have battened

RE: [IMail Forum] Windows Update Q328310

Before we get started I am guilt of installing the patch but it isn't a big deal as I am also comfortable with the CLI or web interface for administrative issues. Also, I did make an attempt to understand what I was patching before saying "I Agree." I wonder how many folks who com

Re: [IMail Forum] Open Mail Relay

OK, so we all aren't as bright and as experienced as you guys and maybe we don't spend our waking hours with iMail. I figured I would just try to ride in one the shirt tail of the other query but didn't expect to be tarred and feathered for it. aw, come on, it's more like the 20,000 th time

Re: [IMail Forum] empty e-mail records (again)

OK, are you folks trying to tell me that NOBODY else has seen the empty e-mail records in iMail Server from version 7.05 onward? I find that hard to believe. And further that none of you brilliant administrators has any knowledge about the cause for them or how to stop it? Again what I have b

RE: [IMail Forum] Another Lists problem

This is probably just a feature. We have been running a mailing list with a limited number of subscribers for about two years. Since the beginning one of the "features" seems to be that a new mailbox is created each day with the messages for the day and thrown into the account of the list admi

Re: [IMail Forum] Open Mail Relay

At 04:33 AM 12/19/2002 -0600, Len Conrad wrote: ok, here we go for the 10,000th time At 08:16 AM 12/19/2002 -0500, R. Scott Perry wrote: Push Ipswitch hard on this. Complain to them that mail isn't being delivered because they don't have bold warnings explaining that all options except

Re: [IMail Forum] Windows Update Q328310

Was it really 'broke' as you say? I was under the impression that the Microsoft patch just skewed the gui for the IMail admin interface - which is really no big deal. I believe the Microsoft patch was to fix an issued if 'someone' had physical access and logged onto your servers console. As state

Re: [IMail Forum] Windows Update Q328310

There is this security patch that a user "must" install to his/her server, on the other hand it breaks the 3rd party software and makes it unusable. Since we're not talking about an open source platform, the code written the in the security patch will always be a secret and there is absolutely no w

RE: [IMail Forum] IMail Anti-Virus vs. Declude Virus

I have managed to successfully implement Trend Micro's Server Protect coupled with I-Mail AV. Thus far we've had no issues other than when we changed IP addresses on the mail server. The TM product is not meant for active e-mail scanning but rather threre as a failsafe. It is quite configureable

Re: [IMail Forum] Yahoo problem?

Works from my work. Or when I am VPN-ed to the network at work. Doesn't want to work from home. Maybe it's my ISP's problem. - Original Message - From: "Serhan Sevim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 7:45 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Yahoo prob

RE: [IMail Forum] Yahoo problem?

I login-read-send fine as of 8:42PM Eastern time. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of ANDREY FYODOROV Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 7:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IMail Forum] Yahoo problem? Is it just me or does Yahoo have a pr

RE: [IMail Forum] IMail Anti-Virus vs. Declude Virus

We had a discussion concerning the EULA and license pricing of McAfee a number of months ago and they are also very expensive as they require per mail box license for this scenario. No, they do not. From the best information we have, McAfee requires either one of the following: [1] One licen

[IMail Forum] Yahoo problem?

Is it just me or does Yahoo have a problem? I can't read any of my mail on the Yahoo website. I get the main page and login fine. But after that it times out. To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.c

RE: [IMail Forum] IMail Anti-Virus vs. Declude Virus

> So the question is, is it worth paying a lot of money for the Symantec name > (with either Declude Virus or IMail AntiVirus), or do you pay a little > money for another name (such as McAfee)? We had a discussion concerning the EULA and license pricing of McAfee a number of months ago and they

Re: [IMail Forum] IMail Anti-Virus vs. Declude Virus

If you are particularly attached to Symantec, I believe you are correct in that Norton AV will not work with Declude (apparently Symantec made the decision to limit their users from using automated virus scanner handlers). As John pointed out, Symantec does now have a command line scanner that

RE: [IMail Forum] Read Receipts

He got one from me. Merry Christmas Justin Trent --- Trent M. Davenport - Systems Administrator Northern Television Systems Ltd - WHTV 203-4103 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1H6 (867) 393-2225 X204, (867) 393-2224 FAX www.whtvcable.com ( [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [IMail Forum] Windows Update Q328310

Ipswitch came with a solution, However older versions (7.07 and below... doesn't have a fix). I am glad Ipswitched reacted in a positive way from a customer point of view. I am sad for those runing 6.06 to 7.06 versions.. I hope Ipswitch can support them too.. Read below.. to see Ipswitch communic

RE: [IMail Forum] Lists problem

Our techs tried these settings and then stress-tested the server. They were amazed at how much more load it could handle (RAM utilization grew however) -Original Message- From: Rick Leske [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 3:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: R

[IMail Forum] Read Receipts

Justin, if we all flood your mail box with read receipts, will you get the hint? John Tolmachoff MCSE, CSSA IT Manager, Network Engineer RelianceSoft, Inc. Fullerton, CA 92835 www.reliancesoft.com To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail

RE: [IMail Forum] Duplicate email in Outlook

Check out this KB article.  http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19990108-JK01.htm   Randal Hendrix Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center Network/Database Administrator 601-553-6084 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behal

Re: [IMail Forum] email exploit

We got the MS Security Bulletin overnight, and patched this morning. Seems like all we ever do anymore is patch, patch, patch. tom - Original Message - From: "Rick Leske" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "IMail_Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 3:23 PM Subject: [IMail Fo

Re: [IMail Forum] IMail Anti-Virus vs. Declude Virus

I don't really have any complaints with IMail Anti-Virus (other than the cost). I like that it's powered by Symantec (which apparently you can't do with Declude?). Now that I know better, I'd like to know if there's any reason I shouldn't switch. If you are particularly attached to Symantec, I b

RE: [IMail Forum] Duplicate email in Outlook

Title: Message I've seen similar issues when the mail is set to stay on the server and Outlook resets it's table of what is new and what it hasn't seen, it can cause duplicates.  I also just recently found a nice duplicate e-mail removal utility for Outlook 2000/XP, which you can view at htt

[IMail Forum] email exploit

FWIW yet another microsoft patch http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-37.html ~Rick ___ Virus Scanned and Filtered by http://www.FamHost.com E-Mail System. To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List

Re: [IMail Forum] Spool file growing

I have a file in my spool directory (D.smd) that I just noticed. It appears to have come in on Dec. 9th the file size is currently at 45meg and GROWING about 1 meg a min. There is nothing in the queue right now. If I attempt to delete the file it tells me that it is in use by another proc

[IMail Forum] Duplicate email in Outlook

I have several customers complaining of Outlook duplicating email at random intervals.  If the Web interface is checked there are never any duplicates.  Has anyone one else seen this before?   Ron Breed

RE: [IMail Forum] IMail Anti-Virus vs. Declude Virus

> I like that it's powered by Symantec (which apparently you can't do > with Declude?). Symantec has a command line scanner that will work with Declude. You just have to pay their price. :( Kaching, Kaching, Kaching, Kaching, Kaching... John Tolmachoff MCSE, CSSA IT Manager, Network Engineer Reli

RE: [IMail Forum] Spool file growing

I am leaving for the day. I will check advice on this thread first thing in the a.m. Thanks again, Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jim Bruner Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 2:04 PM To: Imail Forum (E-mail) Subject: [IMail Forum] Spo

[IMail Forum] Setting Up New Server // Spool File On Different Physical Drive?

Hello everyone, I'll be setting up a brand new installation of IMail on a Windows 2000 server in the next few weeks. I have complete control to format and arrange the drives how I wish on this new installation. I've heard that it's best to have the spool file write to an entirely different and se

RE: [IMail Forum] Spool file growing

At 1 mg per minute since Dec. 9th, that file would be in the GBs by now. I take it you are not restricting message size? Have you tried stopping the SMTP service? You could always reboot the server. That would break the session. John Tolmachoff MCSE, CSSA IT Manager, Network Engineer RelianceSo

RE: [IMail Forum] Lists problem

improvements gained, but I do visually see the diference. If you want I'll be happy to post what settings I have altered, more than just the 3 listed here. sure Len To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40lis

[IMail Forum] IMail Anti-Virus vs. Declude Virus

My initial IMail Anti-Virus subscription expires in January -- I'm weighing my options. >From what I've gathered by reading this list, Declude Virus seems to be (by far) the most popular A/V solution. I've read about how great it is and how easy it is to set up. However, I'm interested in the opin

Re: [IMail Forum] Spool file growing

I have a file in my spool directory (D.smd) that I just noticed. It appears to have come in on Dec. 9th the file size is currently at 45meg and GROWING about 1 meg a min. There is nothing in the queue right now. If I attempt to delete the file it tells me that it is in use by another proc

RE: [IMail Forum] Lists problem

Sorry Len for the late response.. Well the short answer is yes I've noticed improved handling of the email both in / out. Also noticed marked improvement via our asp pages, iis, and perl seemed to run really fast 'kind of scary' to be honest. I don't have any of the exact, documented improvements

[IMail Forum] Spool file growing

I have a file in my spool directory (D.smd) that I just noticed. It appears to have come in on Dec. 9th the file size is currently at 45meg and GROWING about 1 meg a min. There is nothing in the queue right now. If I attempt to delete the file it tells me that it is in use by another proces

RE: [IMail Forum] Removed from list ???

Thanks... I'll contact this person --- Vincent Toussaint Network Administrator Hybride Technologies www.hybride.com > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Len Conrad > Sent: December 19, 2002 2:43

RE: [IMail Forum] Removed from list ???

If I understand correctly, this could probably be a problem on my provider's side ?... ??? DNS problems, who runs your DNS? Doesn't look to good... :( Any suggestion... ? Somebody who understands DNS needs to fix yours. The report text is clear. Len To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswi

[IMail Forum] auto response

Is there a way to put a auto reply up for a whole domain? While we are closed for the holidays. Jerry Freund Information Systems Supervisor Phoenix Gold Int'l Inc. tel. 503.286.9300 ext. 530 fax. 503.978.8531 WWW.PHOENIXGOLD.COM WWW.CARVERPRO.COM WWW.AUDIOSOURCE.NET * This E-mail scanned

RE: [IMail Forum] Removed from list ???

> > maybe there is something wrong with that user's mailbox file? Not likely ... This user is receiving mail from all other address, there's no inbound rules that could affect it... (Same thing for the first address)... > > that sure looks like some kind of connectivity problem, rather than >

RE: [IMail Forum] Imail 6.05 Cannot send to AOL.COM

I'm not seeing any problems, just the opposite on two IMGates: Host/Domain Summary: Message Delivery (top 20) sent cnt bytes defers avg dly max dly host/domain --- --- --- --- --- 180 6695k 0 3.6 s 37.0 s aol.com 111 6987k

RE: [IMail Forum] Removed from list ???

Can't get anything... No IP, no "Illegal seek"... A bunch of "discreet.com" but nothing unusual... We receive more than one list from "discreet.com" and we're also in touch with individual using that address ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) But only this one from that domain seems to get bounced... maybe t

Re: [IMail Forum] Imail 6.05 Cannot send to AOL.COM

Are you using Cogent :) Neil - Original Message - From: "Korey Verlsteffen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Imail 6.05 Cannot send to AOL.COM > Take a look at your smtp logs. You can also check to see if y

RE: [IMail Forum] Imail 6.05 Cannot send to AOL.COM

FWIW, I've been seeing tons of these lately sending to AOLmay or may not be related. 12:18 14:17 SMTP-(03CE) Trying aol.com (0) 12:18 14:17 SMTP-(03CE) Connect aol.com [64.12.136.121:25] (1) 12:18 14:17 SMTP-(03CE) rl-recv: connection reset 12:18 14:17 SMTP-(03CE) 12:18 14:1

Re: [IMail Forum] Killer Web Mail and You've got imail ???

Ok I see that the width is controlled by the title. Can the size be specified, # of pixels? Can the input boxes be widened also? If so what parameter? Mike - Original Message - From: "Ron Hornbaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:58 P

RE: [IMail Forum] Removed from list ???

Can't get anything... No IP, no "Illegal seek"... A bunch of "discreet.com" but nothing unusual... We receive more than one list from "discreet.com" and we're also in touch with individual using that address ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) But only this one from that domain seems to get bounced... Here is a

RE: [IMail Forum] Imail 6.05 Cannot send to AOL.COM

I'm seeing a lot of AOL problems being reported on this list this past week. I don't think the following has anything to do with anything, but there are lots smarter people than I who read this list, so I put it out there just in case. Anyway, last weekend (or late last week) AOL made some sort o

Re: [IMail Forum] Imail 6.05 Cannot send to AOL.COM

Take a look at your smtp logs. You can also check to see if you are on aol's blacklist at http://postmaster.info.aol.com Korey V Network Administrator WebStream Internet Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.webstream.net Dedicated Servers for $99! - Original Message - From: "Dusti

Re: [IMail Forum] Activating an eval version

There is no way to "activate" one of our evals. You have to run the install for a full registered version on top of the eval to have it changed. Eric S - Original Message - From: "David Tidswell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:44 PM Subject

RE: [IMail Forum] Killer Web Mail and You've got imail ???

> Can Killer Web Mail be modified to close the browser window > upon logout or > possibly sent to another webpage? It's not a config item, but you can put some JavaScript or modify the meta refresh header tag in logout.html, which is the page KWM (and the stock web interface) goes to when logging

RE: [IMail Forum] Activating an eval version

David You need to contact Ipswitch to get a full version. You can install a full version over an eval version, but you cannot turn an eval version into a full version. David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of David Tidswell Sent: Thursday,

[IMail Forum] Killer Web Mail and You've got imail ???

Can Killer Web Mail be modified to close the browser window upon logout or possibly sent to another webpage? Can the website applet for You've got Imail be resized? Specifically wider. Mike To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive

[IMail Forum] Activating an eval version

Hi All, can anyone tell me what I need to do to activate an eval version. I'm not an 'Imail' administrator, I had to install an eval version off the web to replace a registered imail server that had suffered catastrophic failure. What do I need to do to turn an eval into a full version ? thank

Re: [IMail Forum] Removed from list ???

>Received: from smtp.discreet.com (smtp.discreet.qc.ca [172.16.50.45]) can you find that ip in your logs? The original message was received at Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:36:44 -0500 >(EST) from cuba.discreet.qc.ca [172.16.50.110] can you find that ip in your logs? > > - The following addres

RE: [IMail Forum] Lists problem

Mostly webmessaging. But once in a while POP3 or SMTP32 jump up. -Original Message- From: R. Scott Perry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 10:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Lists problem >While we are talking about RAM - does Imail serv

Re: [IMail Forum] Imail 6.05 Cannot send to AOL.COM

Check your reverse DNS. AOL won't accept mail without it. David Daniels System Administrator Starfish Internet Service [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Dustin Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: [IMail Forum]

RE: [IMail Forum] Imail 6.05 Cannot send to AOL.COM

You may be on their ban list for bulk mail or relay. Check on their website. Erik Hinderer Sr. Systems Administrator Realty One Inc. 216-643-8833 Office 216-214-2992 Cell -Original Message- From: Dustin Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 10:46 AM To: '[E

[IMail Forum] Removed from list ???

Title: Message Hello,   Users are being removed from external mailing-list because our server is bouncing messages... can't find anything special in my logs files... Here is a copy of the mailing list message :   Any help would very appreciated... Thanks Vincent   -- Original Message

RE: [IMail Forum] Lists problem

Here's some tips for you to review, at your own risk of course ;-) Force the core Windows system to be kept in memory and not paged to disk: http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/399/ Manage File System Caching Memory: http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/55/ Control the Syste

[IMail Forum] Imail 6.05 Cannot send to AOL.COM

I haven't done a lot of searching yet but has anyone seen this before? Just in the last few days email to aol.com accounts have been coming back as undeleverable. No reson is noted. Delivery failed 3 attempts: [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have not changed any settings on our server. Any ideas? Thank y

RE: [IMail Forum] Lists problem

Venky, Here's some tips for you to review, at your own risk of course ;-) Force the core Windows system to be kept in memory and not paged to disk: http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/399/ Manage File System Caching Memory: http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/55/ Control the

RE: [IMail Forum] Lists problem

While we are talking about RAM - does Imail server need/use a lot of RAM? No, it does not normally. For sending E-mails, it typically uses a maximum of 30 processes, which each typically use less than 3MB. That can add up to a lot (90MB), but will never go higher than the maximum. I'd actu

[IMail Forum] Password not being removed

Hi Everyone, When we send to one of our mailing lists the password is not being removed from the subject line on the mail that is received by the subscribers. Using V7.13. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: h

RE: [IMail Forum] Lists problem

While we are talking about RAM - does Imail server need/use a lot of RAM? Our servers have a ton of users and 512MB RAM. But The memory utilization is always shown in Task Manager as very low. I'd actually prefer Imail to use more RAM and less CPU. -Original Message- From: Rick Leske [m

RE: [IMail Forum] Lists problem

use gateway, and list deliveries will be fast and regular :) not always true, as I have seen with some IMGate customers. Imail list sending gets so screwed up, it can't send mail as normal speeds neither to Internet nor to a gateway like IMGate. Really, when there are a lot of messages in

RE: [IMail Forum] Lists problem

Do this: use gateway, and list deliveries will be fast and regular :) Really, when there are a lot of messages in the queue it is better to not have Imail do all the DNS lookups, deliveries and retries. Just my personal experience -Original Message- From: Len Conrad [mailto:[EMAIL PR

RE: [IMail Forum] OT: BellSouth DSL and MS VPN client

Thanks! I will check it out. -Original Message- From: Rick Leske [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] OT: BellSouth DSL and MS VPN client FWIW, there is a tool called DRTCP that you can find here: http://w

RE: [IMail Forum] OT: BellSouth DSL and MS VPN client

Thanks! My DSL modem/router (Westell) does not have a way to change MTU. But my D-Link router does. I tried going down to 1200 on the D-Link but it didn't help, maybe I will try going lower. But would it make sense to do it on the D-Link? D-Link is behind Westell. Not really behind, more like

Re: [IMail Forum] Open Mail Relay

I was under the impression that if we used "Relay for local users only" that iMail would do just that and reject any request from a "From" address that was not a local user. Am I wrong? It appears so. Push Ipswitch hard on this. Complain to them that mail isn't being delivered because the

Re: [IMail Forum] SMTP Unknown Failure (log provided)

I have mail list issue that I can't solve. We have a user that has a true opt in email list. Many of his 10,000 AOL list members are not receiving list mail. AOL has been contacted (ISP relations - postmaster) and they said that they are NOT blocking the mail from our SMTP server. That's AOL fo

Re: [IMail Forum] FIXED! Imail SLOW When Running On Fast W2K Hardware

Folks, I have successfully gotten my mail upgraded to Windows 2000. I followed Dev's suggestions and everything is working fine now. I am not 100% sure that I would have had the problem after the upgrade, however. Originally when I encountered this problem, I move IMail from an NT4 BDC (Dell Po

Re: [IMail Forum] Open Mail Relay

I was under the impression that if we used "Relay for local users only" that iMail would do just that and reject any request from a "From" address that was not a local user. ok, here we go for the 10,000th time That's correct, but the MAIL FROM: is forgeable, so relay for local users or

Re: [IMail Forum] Lists problem

Well Venky to be quite honest I'd have to say I don't know. 6000+ email's to your members is quite a lot for just 1gb of ram. RAM has nothing to do with it. 20k to 30 k list msgs/hour is a reasonable number. 30 minutes should be more than enough to send all the sendable messages in 6000. I

Re: [IMail Forum] Open Mail Relay

At 02:09 PM 2/12/2002 -0500, R. Scott Perry wrote: If you need to close your open relay (which you do), and you can't force users to use SMTP AUTH, then you will have to identify them based on their IP address range(s), using the "Relay for Addresses" option. I was under the impression that if w

RE: [IMail Forum] Imail not logging when under heavy load

> Sounds good. Were you using 127.0.0.1 as the IP, just out of > curiosity? Yep, log server is set to 127.0.0.1 I've been reviewing the logfile from yesterday (direct file logging), and it looks good! So it seems the problem is with syslog. I'll try Kiwi next to verify that it's not a n