Thanks for all your help with this. I have done the steps below. Before I change the MX record, I am wondering if anyone else who runs a gateway has a sample $default$.junkmail file I can view.
I created a directory called <domain.com> under the "Declude" directory and then created a $default$.junkmail file in that <domain.com> directory. Having a sample to see would be helpful. Thanks again. Samantha -----Original Message----- From: Dan Geiser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 4:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Acting as a gateway for domains on other servers Hey, John, et.al., I allocated some time to try again to set it up and test it, to take advantage of your kind offer, and 'lo and behold this time it worked! Doh. Anyway for those who are interested here's my synopsis for using IMail to do spam filtering on external domains, i.e. domains not hosted by IMail. Here is the key KB article at Ipswitch... IMail - How to use IMail as SMTP Gateway for another e-mail server http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19980116-DM01.htm I broke it down into the following steps: - 1) Add the IP Address of the IMail server on the Destination Server 2) Add the IP Address of the Destination Server on the IMail Server 3) Modify the HOSTS File 4) Change the MX Record - If you read the KB article they actually describe the procedure in almost exactly the reverse of how I ordered it but I think mine is much better for avoiding any down time. In further detail, this is what I had to do to get everything working. - 1) Add the IP Address of the IMail server on the Destination Server The Destination Server is the server that the MX record would normally be pointing to if you weren't going to intercept the e-mail and scan for spam. In my case I was using a Microsoft Exchange Server, so I got on the Destination Server locally and ran Exchange System Manager. I then navigated to Servers -> <Server Name> -> Protocols -> SMTP and selected the item Default SMTP Virtual Server. Right-click, choose Properties, select the Access tab, click the Relay button. Make sure the Only The List Below radio button is selected and then click Add and then type in the IP address of your IMail server. - - 2) Add the IP Address of the Destination Server on the IMail Server We are running IMail 6.06. I ran IMail Administrator and navigated down one level and selected the "localhost" branch. I clicked on the SMTP Security tab and verified the "Relay mail for" underneath "Mail Relay Options" was selected. I clicked on the Addresses button and clicked the "Add" button. I then entered the IP address of the Destination Server and clicked OK. Note: Once you are done you have to stop and start the SMTP server for the change to put into play by the IMail Server. - - 3) Modify the HOSTS file with Destination Server IP address and Domain Name We are running IMail 6.06 on a Windows 2000 server. I went to this directory, C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc, and located the file called "hosts" (no file extension). I open the "hosts" file with notepad and added a line with the format... <Destination Server IP Address> <tab> <Domain Name> - - 4) Change the MX Record On the DNS hosting server the MX record which currently points to the IP Address of the Destination Server to the IP Address of the IMail Server. Once the DNS propogates Internet-wide you should be all set. - At this point I sent a test message from my Hotmail account to a user on the test domain. In very short order the message was received at the Destination Server. To verify that it actually routed through the IMail server I viewed the whole message source and looked for the appropriate hops and there they were. Since Declude sees e-mail routed through IMail this way as outgoing mail, to actually start filtering spam you have to use Declude's domain-specific configuration by creating a directory called <domain.com> underneath your "declude" directory and then creating a $default$.junkmail file in the <domain.com> directory. So that's how I got IMail to act as a gateway for domains on other servers. Take Care, Dan Geiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Tolmachoff (Lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 4:37 PM Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Acting as a gateway for domains on other servers If it is not urgent, contact me off list and I can help. May take me some time to get back to you on it. John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Geiser > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 12:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Acting as a gateway for domains on > other servers > > Hello, All, > I've never been able to get the Store and Forward capability of IMail > to work so I could relay mail and scan external domains. Is there > anyone who has this setup who would be willing to lend me a hand? > > TIA, > Dan Geiser > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >I know this works for Declude virus but will this work for filter > > >spam too? I would suspect that it does but I didn't see it in the > > >documentation. > > > > Will gateway (store-and-forward) domains get scanned? > > > > Yes. However, IMail treats those domains as outgoing E-mail, since > > they > are > > not stored locally. Therefore, the outgoing actions (from the > > \IMail\Declude\global.cfg file) will be used. If you want to use > different > > actions for the gateway domains, you can set up per-domain settings > > for > the > > domain. > > > > -Scott > > --- > > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail > > mailservers since 2000. Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is > > the leader in mailserver vulnerability detection. > > Find out what you've been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > > > --- > > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > > > --- > > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type > > "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". 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