Sooo...Following this logic...Seatbelts prevent car accidents, right?
John Allhiser MCSE CCNA
Network Engineer
Business Men's Assurance
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Ko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 10:14 AM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
And maybe you won't install IIS 5.0 on Windows 2000 servers??? Nimda
was able to infect IIS servers using IIS server as well. I am not
forcing you or missy to install the A/V on your own servers. It's your
own choice.
Brian
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tom Meunier
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 10:04 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
>
>
> ...or maybe she won't create PUBLICALLY ACCESSIBLE SHARES on
> an Exchange box, perhaps. Or browse the web or read her
> email from it.
>
> You identify your points of possible infection, and you
> protect them. I don't need to put mousetraps in my gasoline
> tank, because I'm fairly certain that they'll never be able
> to get in there.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian Ko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Posted At: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 10:01 AM
> > Posted To: MSExchange Mailing List
> > Conversation: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
> > Subject: RE: anti-virus protection for Exchange server os
> >
> >
> > 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-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [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]>
> > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > 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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