Testing Your Email AntiSpam and AntiVirus Systems
Nov17

Testing Your Email AntiSpam and AntiVirus Systems

KB ID 0000972  Problem I’ve known about the Eicar test virus ever since I started installing CSC modules. But until recently I didn’t realise you could test your AntiSpam system as well. Solution Test Your AntiVirus Device/Software 1. Open a text editor and paste in the following text, (make sure you don’t add any extra spaces or formatting). X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H* 2. Save...

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SEM – SPAMfighter Exchange Module – Installation and Configuration with Exchange 2013
Nov17

SEM – SPAMfighter Exchange Module – Installation and Configuration with Exchange 2013

KB ID 0000824  Problem “I seem to get a lot of spam”, and “I get a lot more spam than I used to” are right up there with “My computer is running slow”. It’s a problem that, eats up users time and fills your mail stores with junk, and time/disk space costs money. SEM is tiny! In a world where a graphics driver is now over 100MB the entire install suite is less than 11MB. This is going into my...

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Installing Exchange 2007 On Windows Server 2008
Nov17

Installing Exchange 2007 On Windows Server 2008

(Greenfield site – No existing Exchange) KB ID 0000268 Problem Assumptions You have an x64 Bit server (x32 is not supported for production). You have an x64 Bit copy of Server 2008 or Server 2008 R2. Solution Pre site visit To save time onsite it may be worth (If remote connection is available) downloading the relevant install media and service packs beforehand. Pre requisites 1. .net 2.0 – pre installed in Server 2008 and...

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Exchange 2010 – Install Anti-Spam Agents
Nov17

Exchange 2010 – Install Anti-Spam Agents

KB ID 0000352 Problem Note: This Procedure is the same for Exchange 2007. You are having a problem with spam, the Exchange agents are no replacement for a proper AntiSpam solution, but they are better than nothing. By default they don’t install, unless you are installing an “Exchange Edge Transport Server”. For most SMB client that’s not an option so there’s nothing to stop you installing the options on...

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