That's a pretty big hole to leave open, especially if the cause of your main site downtime is the result of a virus.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Heywood [mailto:greg.heywood@;ipplc.com] > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 4:33 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Viruses via email > > > Very good question. It is because it is going for be for a > disaster recovery > site. We will still have AV on the desktop, but I am > considering if it is > worth implementing our server-side AV product for a window > that might only > be a few hours. Since once the main site has been destroyed, > we can then > install the AV product on the server without exceeding > licenses (because the > other server has been drowned or vapourised), but there will > be a small > window where exchange is up, but the serverside AV product isn't. > > Cheers > Greg > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Waters, Jeff [mailto:jrwaters@;co.hanover.va.us] > Sent: 24 October 2002 19:14 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Viruses via email > > > I'm sure there are a few (ok more than a few) but the > question would be why > would you want to. Even in the best managed desktop > environment you can't > ensure that all the desktops are at the latest definition > level, or that you > user hasn't chosen to turn off the protection, or worse yet > an admin turned > it off to update a program and in a rush doesn't turn it back > on. With the > e-mail you have a limited number, can update at will, scan > the mail and at > least feel that you are doing the best job possible to keep the little > critters out of your world. And the plus is you have control over the > process, and yes I am a control nut. > just as an FYI we run Trend on the server, and yes I Love It > and will pay > the price increase, and we run NAV on the desktop with the OL > hook, that way > the users who are also popping with the client (yes that's > another topic!) > can't bring one in on the other side. I am very pleased, the > A/V along with > blocking attachments has served us very well. > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Heywood [mailto:greg.heywood@;ipplc.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 6:08 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Viruses via email > > > Just wondering if there are many companies out there that do > NOT use a virus > protection product that links into exchange? 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