We use the same scenario as Jon. MAILsweeper for SMTP protected us from all the major outbreaks, thanks to Sophos releasing their anti-virus ide files very quickly. Norton AV on the Desktop catches any virus that may get through.
Jon - It is my impression that Websweeper cannot be run on the same box as MAILsweeper, they must remain separate. Mimesweeper does not allow the viruses onto the internal network and we can apply content blocking and file pattern matching etc. -----Original Message----- From: Jon Hill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 December 2001 16:02 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Email Virus Protection We have MIMESweeper between our firewall and our Exchange server. It's great at protecting us from worms e-mailed to the firm. It works with third-party AV software (we use Sophos but if I had to choose today I'd probably go with Trend), plus we've set up rules to quarantine all files with specific extensions (see the Extensions to Block thread from last week). What it can't do is protect us from users with hotmail accounts, etc. Two users last week launched Goner from their hotmail and MSN accounts, thereby infecting the firm. Because of MIMESweeper nobody else was infected, but still. We're considering putting WebSweeper on the same box as MIMESweeper. I expect we'll make a decision within the next two or three weeks. We also use NAV Corporate Edition on the desktop. Fantastic management capabilities but Symantec tends to be late to the party with their definitions. They had defs for Goner by noon but didn't tell anyone. I found out through this list (thank you, Barry). -----Original Message----- From: BY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 6:31 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Email Virus Protection Hello Group, If you have a choice as an Exchange Administrator, would you prefer to protect your Exchange environment by installing an e-mail filtering product (gateway) at the DMZ area instead of installing an anti-virus mail product on the machine running Exchange Server? I prefer an gateway solution because I have no confident to complicate my Exchange environment if possible. It seems to me that sometimes Exchange cannot get along well with these products. By doing that, do you think I would be able to filter both incoming and outgoing mails from virus infection? According to my last year's investigation, Trendmicro was the highly recommended one to be running on Exchange server. Is this still the case? I am reviewing the solution again since the management is ready now. I would also appreciate your recommendation which e-mail filtering product you like. Also, if budget is an issue, should I introduce an antivirus product for Exchange Server or an e-mail filtering gateway product ? Thank you for your contribution. BY _________________________________________________________________ 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] The information contained in this message is intended only for the recipient, may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, please be aware that any dissemination or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you, Standard & Poor's _________________________________________________________________ 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]
