> Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:
>> Guy Pardoe <g**@pardoeonline.com> wrote:
>>
>>> We are moving from a 3rd party mail server to Exchange Server 2007.
>>> What are the top 2 or 3 recommended antispam solutions/strategies to
>>> use with Exchange Server?
>>
>> My preference is an outside service - Postini or MXLogix, etc.
>
> Are Postini and MXLogic "Application Service Providers"? I think they
> offer you the service of using their mail servers as your MX in the
> Internet. Perhaps they offer too the service of hosting on-premises on
> your network a black box of theirs which does the filtering, but I'm not
> sure about that.
>
> To fight spam, you have to decide, first, if you want to do it yourself
> or you want to pay someone for dealing with it for you.
>
> I you want to out-source the problem, you next have to decide if it is
> OK with company policy to let your incoming company email pass through
> the servers of a third company (as your MX would point to some anti-spam
> service not under your control).
>
> If you just want to pay, but don't want to route your incoming email
> through others' servers, you can buy a "Barracuda" or "Panda Netgate" or
> "Symantec" appliance and put it inside your DMZ and before your current
> mail server. That appliance would just work and do it's job well.
>
> You could alternatively buy some software package to run in the Exchange
> server to filter the spam. I advise you to NOT go this route, or you
> will be SOL when your Exchange doesn't behave properly: who are you
> going to point your finger to? Do not mess with the One Microsoft Way.
> Exchange wants its own machine, and it doesn't like any other software
> to even look at its machine (my preciouuusssss).
>
> Finally, if you know what you are doing, you can totally solve the spam
> problem with the built-in functionalities of Exchange 2003 SP2 or
> Exchange 2007. But only go this route if you understand what you are
> doing. Has you had to ask, you would be wise to dismiss this option for
> now.