RE: [IMail Forum] Brightmail

[Christopher Jones]

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Upgrading SMS SMTP is almost too easy!!!   Just make a backup copy of the c:\program files\symantec\smssmtp\local folder (sometimes it’s the savsmtp\local folder depending on if you have upgraded from version 3). This houses the savsmtp.cfg file and the Whitelist and Blacklists as well, in text format. We run a script every night to copy this folder to our DR Email Server.   Just run the setup and it will automatically import all your settings. It’s too easy!!! Done it many times.   Or, stop SMS SMTP and copy the entire SMSSMTP folder. Then uninstall it. Install the new version. Then copy back the local\smssmtp.cfg file as well as the Whitelist and Blacklist, then restart the service. No probs at all!   Chris   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Odryna Sent: Friday, 15 April 2005 2:35 AM To: IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Brightmail   Sounds like a good plan.  Thanks   Mike   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gil Gomes Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:18 PM To: IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Brightmail     We actually ghosted an image of our live box, placed it on a twin to that PC and did exactly as you stated.  Once the cloned PC was up and running on 4.1, we copied over the appropriate data... log files, etc...  and swapped boxes.  I'm not fond of doing same box upgrades if I can avoid it.  Using this method, if anything goes wrong with the upgrade, you can throw the original box back in.  ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Odryna To: IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:07 AM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Brightmail   We use the same setup here.  I downloaded 4.1 yesterday and was planning to install it.  In order to keep all your original settings the documentation recommends that you backup all the data from the current setup, uninstall it completely then install 4.1.   I that what you had to do or is there a way to just do an upgrade?   Mike   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gil Gomes Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:51 AM To: IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Brightmail The Brightmail demo didn't have the SMTP server.        SMS SMTP is a product that sits at the gateway and filters for virus, spam (using the default heuristics module without the Premium AntiSpam Service) key words in both subject and message body and file extensions.  You can also hook it up to BlackList services.  You can configure it to route the mail, by domain, to another mail server.  We have two domains and have SMS SMTP routing both of them to iMail.  The default heuristic anti-spam feature isn't the best.  We always had a difficult time finding a balance between too much spam and too many false positives.  With version 4.1 of SMS SMTP, you can purchase the Premium AntiSpam service (which uses the BrightMail plugin.)  Adding this feature disables the default heuristic anti-spam module.  Works like a charm.  Oh... and SMS SMTP also contains a white list...   -Gil   ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Odryna To: IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:34 AM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Brightmail   SMS SMTP 4.1 does not have an SMTP server or BrightMail itself doesn't?   Mike   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gil Gomes Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:22 AM To: IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Brightmail     We use the Symantec SMS SMTP product.  Starting with version 4.1 of this product, you can subscribe to the Symantec Premium Anti-Spam Service.  This service is utilizing the infrastructure that came to Symantec with the purchase of BrightMail.  It works flawlessly.  This is the most relief this company has had from SPAM since the dawn of that pestilence...  I also spent quite a bit of time with the BrightMail demo.  I prefer the SMS SMTP front end, but it was still a nice product.  The only thing that really bugged me about it is that it has no integrated SMTP server.  It forces you to use Microsoft's...  urp!   -Gil   ----- Original Message ----- From: Christopher Jones To: IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:06 AM Subject: [IMail Forum] Brightmail   Hey all,   Yesterday I got a trial copy of Brightmail 6.0.1 from Symantec, along with a 30 day trial licence key.   Does anyone use Brightmail? If so…does it actually live up to the hype? Also, how have you integrated it into your current setup? Does it sit at the gateway, or on your Imail server, or between the gateway and imail, etc?   Any feedback would be great!!!   Thanks heaps!   Chris Jones Rural Press Limited, Australia