OT: Exchange vs MS question

[Martin Hepworth]

Dennis
If your internal pc gets infected it will us smtp to send out mugs not
exchange so normal rules apply.

Martin

On 26/11/2009, Denis Beauchemin <Denis.Beauchemin at usherbrooke.ca> wrote:
> Pete Russell a écrit :
>> Easiest way is to buy an Exchange antispam/virus software. The
>> complication you would add would offer little value compared to the
>> effort.
>>
>> If you have that many problems on your internal email network i would
>> be looking to solve those than change the way exchange works. Why are
>> your exchange users sending spam?
>>
>>
>
> Pete,
>
> We don't have problems with our internal email network but we have
> nonetheless scanned all internal and outgoing mail for many years
> because we want to be part of the solution, not the problem.
>
> Once in a while a PC gets infected and sends loads of spam and malware.
> It it were to send directly to other internal users I think it could get
> ugly real fast...
>
> Denis
>>
>> Denis Beauchemin wrote:
>>> Martin Hepworth a écrit :
>>>> Denis
>>>>
>>>> there aren't that many virus emails these days, most are drive-by
>>>> web sites, so sending all you email for extra scanning seems to be a
>>>> little over the top given the risk.
>>>>
>>>> The problem is still the PC and that's where you need the
>>>> protection, not just gateway machines IMHO.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Martin,
>>>
>>> I know but I prefer to have multiple checks done with different
>>> software. On my MS gateways I also scan for phishing, scam and more.
>>> That's why I would like to route all emails to my MS boxes...
>>>
>>> Most PCs are running McAfee; my MS gateways also run ClamAV, which
>>> make them more valuable than running McAfee on the Exchange box also.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Denis
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2009/11/26 Denis Beauchemin <Denis.Beauchemin at usherbrooke.ca
>>>> <mailto:Denis.Beauchemin at usherbrooke.ca>>
>>>>
>>>>     Hello all,
>>>>
>>>>     We are considering deploying an Exchange 2010 server for our
>>>>     Outlook users. We were told that an email from one Exchange user
>>>>     to another Exchange user would be handled internally by Exchange,
>>>>     thus bypassing our MS servers.
>>>>
>>>>     Is this true? If so, is there a way to configure Outlook and/or
>>>>     Exchange to force them to route all emails through our MS gateways?
>>>>
>>>>     I'm asking because we are having problems virus-scanning emails
>>>>     wich McAfee on our current Exchange server (small workgroup) and
>>>>     the Exchange admins would like to rely on people's local antivirus
>>>>     software, which, I think, is a bad idea...
>>>>
>>>>     Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>     Denis
>>>>
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