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Good anti-spam for Exchange ?

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srenshaw

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Jan 19, 2005
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Does anybody know of a good anti-spam software that can be installed on Exchange ?


Thanks !
 
Loads of them. Search this forum for "spam" and you'll find this has been covered numerous times per week for years.
 
We are using Orfee ( find spam filtering and find it works very well. The latest version will allow you to redirect all emails which are suspect to an Exchange account where you may review the email before deciding to actually delete. It also creates a sender whitelist based upon outgoing emails if you so desire.

We also use Symantec for Exchange to strip certain attachments amongst other functions.

The two together have performed well for us.
 
What about GFI Mailessentials ?

I'll check Orfee.
 
I love GFi - search for Spam, Zel and GFi in here and you'll find a large overlap.

Microsoft bought the rights to it and it is the engine in Exchange 2003. Nuff said.
 
I personally use the Vamsoft ORF. Spamcop and CBL together are pretty accurate. I estimate that this catches about 85% of all incoming spam. We have only had one batch of problems with false positives when one of our clients was blacklisted by spamcop, but then, that was their fault for not having a good enough AV system, and allowing their network to fill up with open proxys....
 
We use a barracuda spam firewall appliance. It blocks about 90 % of our spam.

Nick
 
If you're looking for an in-house solution, Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam is a great product. Great reporting and quarentine features too.

For an outsourced solution, check out Postini. (
PSC

Governments and corporations need people like you and me. We are samurai. The keyboard cowboys. And all those other people out there who have no idea what's going on are the cattle. Mooo! --Mr. The Plague, from the movie "Hackers
 
I am another GFI MailEssentials fan and user.
It takes a little while for the engine to learn from your outgoing mail but once it does it stops about 90%.]

Simon

"Windows: Just another pane in the glass.
 
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