I don't think you would want (nor would it work to have) two AV products on the Exchange servers.
The approach we use is to have a mail relay running Trend's InterScan VirusWall scanning everything between the Internet and Exchange. Works like a dream... ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE MCT Senior Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems Atlanta, GA http://www.peregrine.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Hansen, Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:37 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: a 2nd antivirus > > > > This is part of a bigger question, and I'm not sure if I > agree with the > means behind it but I'll ask anyway. > > Recently my IT manager and some of the other guys on the team > have taken a > deeper interest in AV, almost to the point of hiring a guy > that does AV and > only AV. They are also talking about having a 2nd AV in the > building, say > both Symantec(we currently use) and Mcafee or whatever. They > seem to think > between having 2 products would greater increase the ability > to detect virus > threats, whereas I feel that by the time one of these systems > detects it it > most likely has already infiltrated and done the damage. > > They then asked me about running 2 AV's on the Exchange > server. With all > the blocking I do I would think a 2nd product would not help > much, not to > mention the overhead and incompatibility issues a 2nd AV > would cause on the > Exchange server. I recommended they look at a IDS system or > something for > the firewall. > > Thoughts? > > > e- > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
