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From: John on 29 Mar 2010 15:04
Hi

I have

Set trend wfbs anti-spam to high,
Set up IMF following this article;
http://www.spamblogging.com/archives/000138.html,
Have installed GFI MailEssentials.

What more can I do to control spam as users are still complaining of it?

Thanks

Regards


From: Leythos on 29 Mar 2010 17:17
In article <#KH2Qx3zKHA.4328(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>,
info(a)nospam.infovis.co.uk says...
>
> Hi
>
> I have
>
> Set trend wfbs anti-spam to high,
> Set up IMF following this article;
> http://www.spamblogging.com/archives/000138.html,
> Have installed GFI MailEssentials.
>
> What more can I do to control spam as users are still complaining of it?

I stopped using GFI because it required a lot of work.

I disabled SBS 2008 filters, most of them, because they always mark some
good email as bad.

I use zen.spamhaus.org and a couple others and see just a few spams per
week.

I use the anti-spam product that is part of the firewall appliance
package we install at most clients and I see a few spams a month at
worst.

With GFI it required weekly maintenance.

With UTM (firewall service) it is set and forget

With RBL's, it's set and forget as long as they remain active

With IMF, as long as you disable "Sender Reputation" it works well and
is also set and forget.



--
You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.
Trust yourself.
spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
From: Al Williams on 29 Mar 2010 18:14
That article was for setup of the RBL's, not IMF. Did you put
zen.spamhaus.org & bl.spamcop.net as the RBL's? It should have helped a
bit, did you restart exchange or reboot?

Also: How does your server get it's mail? Some anti-spam solutions don't
work with the POP connector BTW.


As for IMF, that is MS's "free" spam control included in Exchange 2003 SP2
which does work if properly setup and updated. See:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/aa996624%28EXCHG.65%29.aspx
Some of the older topics at the bottom of this link help as well:
http://www.exchangeinbox.com/category.aspx?c=3

GFI MailEssentials performs the same function as IMF (at a cost) but the two
should not be used together.


PS: You shouldn't start a new thread for the same issue.

--
Allan Williams




John wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have
>
> Set trend wfbs anti-spam to high,
> Set up IMF following this article;
> http://www.spamblogging.com/archives/000138.html,
> Have installed GFI MailEssentials.
>
> What more can I do to control spam as users are still complaining of
> it?
> Thanks
>
> Regards


From: Ace Fekay [MVP-DS, MCT] on 29 Mar 2010 19:14
"John" <info(a)nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message news:%23KH2Qx3zKHA.4328(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> I have
>
> Set trend wfbs anti-spam to high,
> Set up IMF following this article;
> http://www.spamblogging.com/archives/000138.html,
> Have installed GFI MailEssentials.
>
> What more can I do to control spam as users are still complaining of it?
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
>


How to stop spam totally, as in so you don't see any spam at all? Disable all Exchange services. :-)

Seriously, I think the IMF using RBLs and SenderID works fine without 3rd party tools. Besides, the IMF works directly with the user's Junk Email Folder in Outlook. The next best thing, IMHO, is using a 3rd party SMTP gatway at the edge.

Also, there's a new RBL that works nicely. At least I think it's new, having just discovered it a month or two ago. It's Spam RATs. The one list, AllRats, combines multiple lists from RATS: all.spamrats.com. More Info:
http://www.spamrats.com/about.php

--
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MVP, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services

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From: John on 29 Mar 2010 21:36
Hi

Thanks. Where can I disable "Sender Reputation" in IMF?

Thanks again

Regards

"Leythos" <spam999free(a)rrohio.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.261ae2dec58e957e98a232(a)us.news.astraweb.com...
> In article <#KH2Qx3zKHA.4328(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>,
> info(a)nospam.infovis.co.uk says...
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have
>>
>> Set trend wfbs anti-spam to high,
>> Set up IMF following this article;
>> http://www.spamblogging.com/archives/000138.html,
>> Have installed GFI MailEssentials.
>>
>> What more can I do to control spam as users are still complaining of it?
>
> I stopped using GFI because it required a lot of work.
>
> I disabled SBS 2008 filters, most of them, because they always mark some
> good email as bad.
>
> I use zen.spamhaus.org and a couple others and see just a few spams per
> week.
>
> I use the anti-spam product that is part of the firewall appliance
> package we install at most clients and I see a few spams a month at
> worst.
>
> With GFI it required weekly maintenance.
>
> With UTM (firewall service) it is set and forget
>
> With RBL's, it's set and forget as long as they remain active
>
> With IMF, as long as you disable "Sender Reputation" it works well and
> is also set and forget.
>
>
>
> --
> You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
> voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.
> Trust yourself.
> spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)


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