I think you will think differently after you have one of Exchange server
infected by virus (not that I am wishing for it, I hope it never
happens!!!). Not having any A/V product except Exchange server is a
past thing as new virus comes out all the time with more damage it can
do to a workstation or a server, IMHO.
Brian Ko
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
> missy koslosky
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 2:31 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: Re: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
>
>
> What's he risking by not having file-based A/V on his
> Exchange server? There shouldn't be anything other than
> Exchange on the server, so Antigen should protect his server
> quite nicely.
>
> I'm not a proponent of file-based scanners on servers that
> aren't file servers.
>
> Missy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Ko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 3:28 PM
> Subject: RE: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
>
>
> You are risking a lot by not putting Antivirus software on
> your server. We've been running ScanMail and ServerProtect on
> our Exchange server for a while w/o any problem. We did
> exclude ScanMail and Exchange folders from scanning.
>
> Brian
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Steven
> > Plender
> > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 1:28 PM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > Subject: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
> >
> >
> > We are currently using Antigen Anti-virus software on all of our
> > Exchange servers. We have not used any other anti-virus software to
> > protect the server or operating system itself. Three years ago when
> > the Exchange systems were being installed it was known that file
> > scanning anti-virus software could or would corrupt
> information store
> > files and perhaps log files as well. The architect
> recommended that no
> > anti-virus software be installed at that time. Desktops and
> > other servers are protected with file scanning anti-virus
> > software which is updated nightly. We have been asked /
> > directed to install server file scanning software (NAI) on
> > our Exchange servers. This weekend I have been running it in
> > the lab on an Exchange server and have excluded the partition
> > with the information store and the partition with the log
> > files. Can you tell me what the consensus is on this issue
> > and do you run server anti-virus software along with Exchange
> > aware anti-virus software. Thanks.
> >
> > Steve Plender
> > RBC DS
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