Re: Spam Filtering HELP

From: Allen M (ajmiyake_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/07/05 

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:23:25 -0800

Hi Mike,
The best way to block IP's is at the SMTP virtual server. Go to
ESM/Servers/Server Name/Protocols/SMTP. Right click on the Default SMTP
Virtual Server. Left click on the Properties/Access tab/Connection button.
Input the IP's you want to block here.

"mike" <mlawrenc@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1110207776.972937.62650@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
>I recently started a new job, and discovered after day one, that I had
> inharited a spam mess. Now the previous admin ad installed a Symantic
> Spam Server Prox which in my opinion, was a complete waste of money as
> it does not allow for blocking IP addresses.
> Now here is the question;
> I am running Exchange 2003, and am looking at setting up the Conection
> Filter under Message Delivery to block messages based on IP address.
> The problem is that when I save the IPs to be blocked, I get a message
> stating that the Connection filter "has to be enabled manually through
> the specific SMTP virtual server IP address assignments as they are not
> enabled by default."
> This should be easy, however When I attempt to apply these filters to
> the IP address that is assigned to the nic card used to connect to the
> mail proxy, it blockes nothing.
>
> Any ideas?
> Is there another way to filter IP addresses?
>
> Mike
> mlawrence(at)fisher-wavy.com
>