Re: What is needed to use RPC/HTTP etc

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From: Eugene Tan (insights-[dropthis)
Date: 11/25/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 00:01:22 +0800

hi Jim,

The customer is using SAVEE 9.0 so it is SymantecMailSecurity for Exchange.
Some spam is being blocked but a lot is getting through. As I wish to have
a lighter touch at the server, I don't want to block legit email getting
thru.
Have you any config suggestions that would be quite effective in blocking
much spam? It looks like the spam filter in SMS is still keyword based.

My plan is to use O2k3's junk mail filter to do the other filtering since
the
enduser can go in retrieve an email misidentified. Stuff like encoding
detection (other languages) is very useful.

Regards.
Eugene Tan

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"Jim Behning SBS MVP" <jimbehingmvp@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:neqbq0hhjdrdpkqm5fror1oggf216f59c9@4ax.com...
>I have only one question. What email AV solution are you using? Trend
> has antispam, GFI MailEssentials has antispam, Symantec has antispam.
> All are server based products that knock spam down to managable levels
> before it gets into the Exchange server. I have had accounts say they
> do not have a spam problem and reviewing the logs I see anywhere from
> 200 to 600 spam a day that Trend is knocking down. That much spam is a
> huge productivity waste. The cost of an anti-spam product could be
> paid for in a few weeks or less if your employees are paid more than
> minimum wage.
>
> "Eugene Tan" <insights-[dropthis]@post1.com> wrote:
>
>>hi,
>>
>>What would be needed to use one of the methods to update email using
>>Outlook2003 and SBS2003Prem (such as RPC/HTTP or POP, IMAP)?
>>
>>Could dynamic IP with DDNS work well enough? Occasionaly broken
>>connections should IP change is acceptable.
>>
>>Would the SBS require public SSL cert? This would be additional cost.
>>Or would a VPN type connection to a fixed IP be better?
>>
>>Only a handful of users roam and need to check their email but they are
>>out for a couple of weeks each time, and it is a bit much to return to the
>>office to clear email including the several thousands of spam by then -
>>esp. if clearing it once already via another email account to receive a
>>copy of the emails.
>>
>>A related question is, how safe is this really, considering that end-users
>>have very simple/short passwords. Or is it possible to preset a very
>>complicated long password (15 chars or more) into the Outlook client?
>>
>>TIA,
>>Eugene Tan
>>
>
> Jim B. SBS Community Member
> remove the mvp to send email

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