No. The files in those queues are transient and in encoded formats that the file-based scanners won't recognize.
Keep file-based scanners away from \exchsrvr\*data directories. Ed Crowley Compaq Computer --- Loftus Greig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just out of interest, would it be viable to do > things like run "traditional" > file-based AV scanners on the IMC and MTA queues? Or > would MIME (and any > exchange internal formats) obscure things? Would > there be file locking > issues anyway? > > As an aside, we currently use CA InoculateIT and > have made sure that the > background scanning (as per ms suggestion) is off. I > think we tried fiddling > the OpenRetryDelay value too, but to no effect. > > Cheers, > > Loftus. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 02 October 2001 13:54 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Exchange-aware virus scanners > > > VAPI scanners, but not MAPI scanners, will interfere > with the OST > synchronization. But MAPI AV has some notable > downsides. Or you can scan > it before it hits the mailbox. > > Check out both Q269439 and Q264731 concerning tasks > failing with a VAPI > scanner. The two articles seem to point towards > changing the values in 2 > dif't directions (changing OpenRetryDelay to 250 or > 5000 where the default > is 500). Also check out Q263949 to give you a more > thorough overview of > VAPI and attachments. > > Stephen > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Loftus Greig > To: Exchange Discussions > Sent: 10/2/01 7:02 AM > Subject: Exchange-aware virus scanners > > Exchange 5.5 SP4, NT4 Sp6a > > Is there any Exchange 5.5 AV product that doesn't > interfere with > archiving > and synchronizing (mailbox->PST operations, > basically). After following > the > MSKB advice re. registry settings for tackling this, > we're still having > problems. > > FWIW, the problem persists after moving exchange to > a new, more powerful > system. > > TIA. > > Loftus Greig. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
