Re: Spam Software,

From: Joris Dobbelsteen (joris.dobbelsteen_at_mail.com)
Date: 01/05/05


Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 16:01:42 +0100

You can also try using SpamAssassin. Its free, but well supported and
maintained.

You can install Perl of the Exchange servers and deploy SpamAssassin.
Everything thats received on the SMTP can get filtered by SpamAssassin using
this plugin: http://www.christopherlewis.com/ExchangeSpamAssassin.htm
There is a very clear installation guide for Windows and when you follow it
exactly, nothing can get wrong.
I use it and it works very well.

It requires some effort for the bayes filter to get it working. SpamAssassin
will auto-learn spam and ham, but it takes some time (200 samples of both
are desired). You can do this manually too.

Slight backdraws on Exchange are that the user should have a rule in Outlook
(or on the exchange server) to move the mail to the junk mail folder.
Rules, settings and bayasian filtering applies to everyone.

McAfee SpamKiller has SpamAssasin integrated.

- Joris

"Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:#2ocEBs8EHA.1352@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> The best bang for the buck on a COTS product (Commercial Off The Shelf) is
> GFI's Mail Essentials. IMHO
>
> Bob
>
> "Karakas, Gyula [vamsoft]" <gyula karakasATvamsoft com> wrote in message
> news:xn0dwur712fh0u4001@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > With Exchange 2003 you can use Microsoft's IMF which produces
> > reasonable results.
> > http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/imf/
> >
> > If you wish to use 3rd party products there are a number of sites with
> > reviews etc, like
> > http://www.msexchange.org/software/Anti_Spam/
> >
> > Gyula Karakas
> > orf support
> > www.vamsoft.com/orf
> >
> >
> > > We have three Exchange 2000 server running on Windows 2000 advance
> > > server, these servers will be upgraded to Windows 2003 server and
> > > Exchange 2003 server in the future. If i want to get the best Spam
> > > software with the best price, what are my options? Which is the
> > > highly recommended one?
>
>



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