Re: Exhcange SERVER 2003- and SPAM   

If i place the Custom Weighting File in the directory described in the link 
you gave me, wil it affect anything in my mail service. Will my users still 
be able to get mail? and i i remove the file for some reason will Exchange 
still work?

"Bharat Suneja [MVP]" wrote:

> - IMF v2 has a Custom Weighting feature that allows you to check for 
> keywords and increase/decrease SCL based on those. It uses an xml file for 
> configuration. Check SP2 release notes for the syntax.
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/b/5/fb5c54af-fe5c-48e9-be97-f9e8207325ab/Ex_2003_SP2_RelNotes.htm
> 
> Also make sure the xml is saved in the correct format.
>  Troubleshooting IMF: Important performance counter
> http://exchangepedia.com/blog/2006/02/troubleshooting-imf-important_12.html
> 
> - As Lanwench said, that's not necessarily the best approach, but imo that's 
> necessary at times to accomplish the desired results (as also 
> whitelisting/blacklisting of email addresses and domains) when the automated 
> filtering doesn't seem to be doing its job.
> 
> -- 
> Bharat Suneja
> MVP - Exchange
> www.zenprise.com
> NEW blog location:
> exchangepedia.com/blog
> ----------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" 
>  wrote in message 
> news:ubSav68HIHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > LMI  wrote:
> >> Mark i have the IMF in place....I haven;t updated it in a while do
> >> you think that would help? If so can you send me the link to the
> >> updates. The thing its not filtering are the bad words "Penis" and
> >> stuff like that. How can i stop those e-mails from coming over?
> >
> > Hmmm. Bad word? Depends entirely on the context. For example, if you were 
> > running a urologist's network, I bet they'd be annoyed if the IMF blocked 
> > all mail containing that word. Simple keyword blocking is probably the 
> > most primitive method of spam prevention there is, and it's a poor one - 
> > avoid it.
> >
> > http://www.petri.co.il/installing_imf_with_exchange_2003_sp2.htm may help 
> > you - but if you find this is not doing what you need, consider 
> > outsourcing your spam filtering to another company  - check out 
> > www.mailfoundry.com for my personal favorite these days.
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> "Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 05:12:01 -0800, LMI
> >>>  wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I have the latest updated Exchange 2003 currently running on my
> >>>> Server, Over the last coupleof month (or years) we have been
> >>>> experiencing lots of spam and very bad explicite e-mails. Is there
> >>>> anything currently built into Exchange that would stop these
> >>>> e-mails at the door. I want to first investigate the current
> >>>> solution and if not then go out and buy somthing.
> >>>
> >>> http://technet.microsoft.com/exchange/bb288484.aspx is the link to
> >>> the Intelligent Message Filter. It's not going to block everything
> >>> but it's a perfectly acceptable place to start.
> >
> >
> > 
> 
>

date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 20:23:02 -0800   author:   LMI

Re: Exhcange SERVER 2003- and SPAM   

If you remove the file, Exchange will still work. Custom Weighting won't 
initialize.
However, if the file is present but not saved in the right format, mail flow 
ill stop, as noted in the blog post.
-- 
Bharat Suneja
MVP - Exchange
www.zenprise.com
NEW blog location:
exchangepedia.com/blog
----------------------------------------------


"LMI"  wrote in message 
news:37AC6879-B76A-4650-A761-C5136DFB9C0A@microsoft.com...
> If i place the Custom Weighting File in the directory described in the 
> link
> you gave me, wil it affect anything in my mail service. Will my users 
> still
> be able to get mail? and i i remove the file for some reason will Exchange
> still work?
>
> "Bharat Suneja [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> - IMF v2 has a Custom Weighting feature that allows you to check for
>> keywords and increase/decrease SCL based on those. It uses an xml file 
>> for
>> configuration. Check SP2 release notes for the syntax.
>> http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/b/5/fb5c54af-fe5c-48e9-be97-f9e8207325ab/Ex_2003_SP2_RelNotes.htm
>>
>> Also make sure the xml is saved in the correct format.
>>  Troubleshooting IMF: Important performance counter
>> http://exchangepedia.com/blog/2006/02/troubleshooting-imf-important_12.html
>>
>> - As Lanwench said, that's not necessarily the best approach, but imo 
>> that's
>> necessary at times to accomplish the desired results (as also
>> whitelisting/blacklisting of email addresses and domains) when the 
>> automated
>> filtering doesn't seem to be doing its job.
>>
>> -- 
>> Bharat Suneja
>> MVP - Exchange
>> www.zenprise.com
>> NEW blog location:
>> exchangepedia.com/blog
>> ----------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>>  wrote in 
>> message
>> news:ubSav68HIHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> > LMI  wrote:
>> >> Mark i have the IMF in place....I haven;t updated it in a while do
>> >> you think that would help? If so can you send me the link to the
>> >> updates. The thing its not filtering are the bad words "Penis" and
>> >> stuff like that. How can i stop those e-mails from coming over?
>> >
>> > Hmmm. Bad word? Depends entirely on the context. For example, if you 
>> > were
>> > running a urologist's network, I bet they'd be annoyed if the IMF 
>> > blocked
>> > all mail containing that word. Simple keyword blocking is probably the
>> > most primitive method of spam prevention there is, and it's a poor 
>> > one -
>> > avoid it.
>> >
>> > http://www.petri.co.il/installing_imf_with_exchange_2003_sp2.htm may 
>> > help
>> > you - but if you find this is not doing what you need, consider
>> > outsourcing your spam filtering to another company  - check out
>> > www.mailfoundry.com for my personal favorite these days.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 05:12:01 -0800, LMI
>> >>>  wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> I have the latest updated Exchange 2003 currently running on my
>> >>>> Server, Over the last coupleof month (or years) we have been
>> >>>> experiencing lots of spam and very bad explicite e-mails. Is there
>> >>>> anything currently built into Exchange that would stop these
>> >>>> e-mails at the door. I want to first investigate the current
>> >>>> solution and if not then go out and buy somthing.
>> >>>
>> >>> http://technet.microsoft.com/exchange/bb288484.aspx is the link to
>> >>> the Intelligent Message Filter. It's not going to block everything
>> >>> but it's a perfectly acceptable place to start.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>

date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:03:39 -0800   author:   Bharat Suneja [MVP]

Re: Exhcange SERVER 2003- and SPAM   

so lets say i add the CWL but the format is wrong. I then delete the file. 
Will my exchange still work after the deletion of the file? I want to make 
sure this way i can;t break the exchange system.

Also how do i tell what version of Exchange and what version of  Exchange we 
currently have and wha version of IMF filter?

"Bharat Suneja [MVP]" wrote:

> If you remove the file, Exchange will still work. Custom Weighting won't 
> initialize.
> However, if the file is present but not saved in the right format, mail flow 
> ill stop, as noted in the blog post.
> -- 
> Bharat Suneja
> MVP - Exchange
> www.zenprise.com
> NEW blog location:
> exchangepedia.com/blog
> ----------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> "LMI"  wrote in message 
> news:37AC6879-B76A-4650-A761-C5136DFB9C0A@microsoft.com...
> > If i place the Custom Weighting File in the directory described in the 
> > link
> > you gave me, wil it affect anything in my mail service. Will my users 
> > still
> > be able to get mail? and i i remove the file for some reason will Exchange
> > still work?
> >
> > "Bharat Suneja [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> - IMF v2 has a Custom Weighting feature that allows you to check for
> >> keywords and increase/decrease SCL based on those. It uses an xml file 
> >> for
> >> configuration. Check SP2 release notes for the syntax.
> >> http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/b/5/fb5c54af-fe5c-48e9-be97-f9e8207325ab/Ex_2003_SP2_RelNotes.htm
> >>
> >> Also make sure the xml is saved in the correct format.
> >>  Troubleshooting IMF: Important performance counter
> >> http://exchangepedia.com/blog/2006/02/troubleshooting-imf-important_12.html
> >>
> >> - As Lanwench said, that's not necessarily the best approach, but imo 
> >> that's
> >> necessary at times to accomplish the desired results (as also
> >> whitelisting/blacklisting of email addresses and domains) when the 
> >> automated
> >> filtering doesn't seem to be doing its job.
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Bharat Suneja
> >> MVP - Exchange
> >> www.zenprise.com
> >> NEW blog location:
> >> exchangepedia.com/blog
> >> ----------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> >>  wrote in 
> >> message
> >> news:ubSav68HIHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> > LMI  wrote:
> >> >> Mark i have the IMF in place....I haven;t updated it in a while do
> >> >> you think that would help? If so can you send me the link to the
> >> >> updates. The thing its not filtering are the bad words "Penis" and
> >> >> stuff like that. How can i stop those e-mails from coming over?
> >> >
> >> > Hmmm. Bad word? Depends entirely on the context. For example, if you 
> >> > were
> >> > running a urologist's network, I bet they'd be annoyed if the IMF 
> >> > blocked
> >> > all mail containing that word. Simple keyword blocking is probably the
> >> > most primitive method of spam prevention there is, and it's a poor 
> >> > one -
> >> > avoid it.
> >> >
> >> > http://www.petri.co.il/installing_imf_with_exchange_2003_sp2.htm may 
> >> > help
> >> > you - but if you find this is not doing what you need, consider
> >> > outsourcing your spam filtering to another company  - check out
> >> > www.mailfoundry.com for my personal favorite these days.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> "Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 05:12:01 -0800, LMI
> >> >>>  wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> I have the latest updated Exchange 2003 currently running on my
> >> >>>> Server, Over the last coupleof month (or years) we have been
> >> >>>> experiencing lots of spam and very bad explicite e-mails. Is there
> >> >>>> anything currently built into Exchange that would stop these
> >> >>>> e-mails at the door. I want to first investigate the current
> >> >>>> solution and if not then go out and buy somthing.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> http://technet.microsoft.com/exchange/bb288484.aspx is the link to
> >> >>> the Intelligent Message Filter. It's not going to block everything
> >> >>> but it's a perfectly acceptable place to start.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> 
> 
>

date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:29:01 -0800   author:   LMI