How would I go about blocking things like this? Use an entry in the local DNS pointing to a custom web page maybe?
Regards,... Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Curtiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MS-Exchange Admin Issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 1:47 PM Subject: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > heh heh heh - Did that about two months ago - a few complaints for a while, > now it's accepted. MSN Mesenger & ICQ etc also blocked > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David N. Precht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, 14 December 2001 2:26 p.m. > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > Two jobs ago, the Security dept blocked AOL.com, hotmail.com, > > yahoo.com, > > etc..... So that was that... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ellery July [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 18:24 > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > Sounds like you may have a communications problem. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Toni, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:41 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > Me preaching to users: "as a preventative measure against computer > > viruses, please don't access your web-based personal mail > > accounts like > > Yahoo or Hotmail from the corporate desktop." What (several of) the > > users hear: "please don't open any mail if it's from someone with a > > hotmail or yahoo account as all these messages will have a computer > > virus" > > > > <sigh> > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Brent Hudson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: December 13, 2001 3:11 PM > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > Just my 2c (for what its worth)... educating users and > > hammering your > > > point home re the trials and tribulations of viruses does > > also help... > > > > > the only drawback is the 1000 messages you get "er.. is this > > > attachment ok to open...." > > > > > > later > > > Brent > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 13 December 2001 09:01 > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > > > > We 'just' changed over to the Trend suite from *cough* CA's > > wannabe > > > version of antivirus. Other then the fact that I got the message > > > attachment blocking up and running less then an hour before > > the goner > > > virus starting hammering our server, it was not too painful to > > configure. > > > Some of the trial's and tribulations of the install: > > > The tvcs console wants a default password...not the one you > > installed > > > it with.....and of course it is not in their documentation, > > but IS on > > > their knowledge base......yippee...esp when you discover that after > > > totally un-installing and re-installing because you think > > you've made > > > a mistake. The console itself...well...personally I don't like the > > > lack of functionality that it provides (when you compare it to the > > > individual product consoles), but...it does kind of work. > > > So far, so good! Its pushing the install to the NT machines > > without > > > too many problems, and will even uninstall CA's product > > first before > > > it installs (very slick!) and the definitions are deployed pretty > > > quickly to the machines when they come online in the am. > > > The server protect piece works pretty smoothly as well and yes, > > you > > > can push out the install to remote servers fairly easily. > > > It took us a while, but we finally managed to get corp to make a > > wise > > > decision! *grin* > > > > > > Two thumbs up to Trend!! > > > > > > Smile Lots! > > > Cameron > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Crouthamel, Jonathan > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:31 PM > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > > > > Do you utilize centralized management with Trend? ie > > updating > > > desktops via a console. I guess my question is, does Trend have a > > > similar product to NAI's EPO? > > > > > > Thanks for the info...After all these threads its been > > narrowed down > > > to two products. > > > > > > Jonathan > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Moody, Jacqueline > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:24 PM > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > > > > > > > We also started with NAI and had a lot of > > problems > > > with it. The desktops defaulted to checking mapped network drives, > > > which slowed some logons down to a crawl. We now have > > Trend deployed > > > throughout the enterprise (165 site WAN, 400 servers, 20,000+ > > > workstations, Exchange) and are very, make that extremely > > happy with > > > it. For Exchange, I wouldn't look at anything other than Trend or > > Antigen. > > > > > > Jackye > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Crouthamel, Jonathan [ > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:16 PM > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > > > > We currently use NAI products (unfortunately). I > > > have been looking into antigen as an alternative when our licenses > > come up > > > for renewal. A quick perusal on Trend's site shows that they also > > offer > > > file server as well as desktop protection options. Has anyone used > > these > > > other products and how have you found them? That was the > > one and only > > > thing I liked about NAI, getting all the needed products from one > > vendor. > > > > > > Jonathan > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bob t. Berge [ <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:12 AM > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > > > > Thanks!! :) > > > > > > PS: Ignore my last post, especially the Antigen > > > part, I read newer posts and found the answer I was looking for ;) > > > > > > Thanks for that Mich�le!! > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > > > Van: Neil Hobson [ > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > > > > Verzonden: donderdag 13 december 2001 10:03 > > > > Aan: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > > Onderwerp: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > > > > > > > IIRC = If I Remember Correctly. > > > > > > > > AFAIK, this is the best site for this: > > > > > > > > <http://www.acronymfinder.com> > > > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Bob t. Berge [ <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > > > > > > Posted At: 13 December 2001 08:51 > > > > Posted To: Sunbelt Exchange List > > > > Conversation: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > Subject: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > > > > > > > First of all my appologies for not > > understanding > > > what IIRC means. > > > > Second, I've been through every option in > > Antigen > > > and i canNOT find > > > > ANY way to ignore zipfile contends. So, if you > > DO > > > have that option > > > > then please be so kind and enlighten me. > > > > > > > > Thank you very much in advance, > > > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > > > > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > > > > > Verzonden: woensdag 12 december 2001 17:13 > > > > > Aan: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > > > Onderwerp: RE: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > IIRC, you can configure Antigen to ignore > > the > > > contents of zip files. > > > > > > > > > > -Mich�le > > > > > Immigration site: < > > > <http://LadySun1969.tripod.com>> > > > > > The Miata: < > > > <http://members.cardomain.com/bpituley>> > > > > > Tiggercam: < <http://www.tiggercam.co.uk>> > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > "The one function that TV news performs very > > > well is that when there > > > > > is no news, we give it to you with the same > > > emphasis as if there > > > > > were." -David > > > > > Brinkley > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Bob t. Berge [ > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:15 AM > > > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > > > Subject: Antigen vs. ScanMail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's my 2 EUR cents about these 2 > > > applications. > > > > > > > > > > I installed Antigen on one server and > > ScanMail > > > on another (yes i got > > > > > it working after i applied SP2 for Ex2k). > > > > > From what i've seen so far, neither one has > > the > > > ability to block *.* > > > > > except *.zip, for example. You have the > > choice > > > to either block ALL > > > > > attachments without exception, or block only > > the > > > files with the > > > > > extensions you provide. A point extra goes > > to > > > Antigen for not just > > > > > looking at the extension but also checking > > the > > > file's > > > > headers to make > > > > > sure a .jpg isn't in fact a .exe. > > > > > But ScanMail gets the extra point for the > > option > > > to set how deep > > > > > compressed files should be checked for > > filtered > > > extensions, > > > > hence give > > > > > you the option to ignore zipfiles(!), unlike > > > Antigen, which > > > > > removes the > > > > > filtered extensions from compressed files > > also. > > > > > > > > > > The viruschecking part of both apps seem to > > be > > > thorough and good. > > > > > > > > > > I think i'm gonna use ScanMail instead of > > > Antigen on our main Ex2k > > > > > server though, Antigen is good but i am > > missing > > > a few features that > > > > > ScanMail does have. > > > > > > > > > > Well I just wanted to let you all know what > > I > > > think about > > > > em, do what > > > > > you want to do with the info ;) > > > > > > > > > > Now i could use a nice cold beer, preferably > > > Palm (I think it's > > > > > Belgian). > > > > > > > > > > Greets, > > > > > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > > > > > > <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm> > > > > > > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > > > > > > <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > > > > > > > <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > This eMail and any files transmitted with it > > are > > > confidential and > > > > intended solely for the use of the individual > > to > > > whom it is addressed. > > > > Any view or opinions presented are solely > > those of > > > the author and do > > > > not necessarily represent those of Silversands > > or > > > any of its > > > > subsidiary companies. 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