Re: Still looking for answers to Junk E-mail in Outlook 2003

The whole reason that my SCL is set high in IMF is because I want the Junk
email folder to not work. I don't want anything to be delivered there.
Symantec is set to catch anything with an SCL of 8 or higher and refuse it.
At the SMTP server (which is before my Exchange server), messages are being
filtered prior to making it to us.

Greg

"AllenM" <allen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:usJetS8WFHA.3584@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Here's something to think about Greg. Why would you have two different SCL
> rating for both SMSMSE and IMF? Also I think your SCL ratings in IMF are
> set to high. I have mine set to 5 and also my Store Junk Email
> Configuration is set to 5. I can view my messages being blocked by IMF
> through the IMF Companion and I get an average of over 150 UCE's getting
> blocked everyday. Legitimate emails getting blocked are few and far
> between if none at all. I think Junk Email is still going to your clients
> Junk Email box because your SCL ratings are set too high. To get a gauge
> on what emails with what SCL ratings are getting blocked or delivered you
> should set up a counter using Perfmon. View the reports and you can lower
> your SCL ratings accordingly.
> On another note. I used to use both SMSMSE 4.5 and IMF simultaneuosly and
> did not like the results I was gettings. So I got rid of SMSMSE for
> filtering and SPAM and just started using IMF alone. Let me tell you that
> I am probably 99.99999% SPAM free. Legitimate emails getting blocked are
> not an issue with me either. All I am using is SCL ratings set to 5 and
> using some really good RBL's. that's it. A major improvement as far as
> blocking SPAM. think about it.
>
>
> "Greg DeMaderios" <replyto@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uJBQTD8WFHA.3280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I originally posted this on May 13 and haven't gotten an answer. Any help
>>is appreciated.
>>
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> Background: Exchange 2003 w/SP1, Symantec Mail Security 4.6, and IMF.
>>
>> Symantec is set for Heuristic Spam scanning only....no RBL and no Premium
>> Anti Spam. It's set to prevent delivery of messages if SCL >7
>>
>> IMF is set to Block message with SCL >=9 and when blocking messages "No
>> Action". Store Junk E-mail Configuration is set to 9 (I can't say turn
>> off).
>>
>> Group Policy for Outlook is User Configuration\Administrative
>> Templates\Microsoft Office Outlook 2003\Tools|Options\Preferences\Junk
>> E-mail\Junk E-mail protection level is Enabled with "No Protection."
>>
>>
>> Now my question is: Why the hell does mail STILL get delivered to the
>> junk
>> email folder? I want everything, once it reaches the Outlook 2003
>> client,
>> to go to the inbox.
>>
>> Please help.
>>
>> Greg
>>
>>
>
>


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