RE: Badmail (Exchange 2000)

  • From: Jon D <rekcahpmip@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:59:17 -0400

I run this script every week or two.

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cd "c:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\Mailroot\vsi 1\"
net stop smtpsvc
ren badmail badmailold
md BadMail
net start smtpsvc
del badmailold\*.* /Q
rmdir badmailold
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On 4/14/05, Andy David <adavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> And dont forget: 
>             
> 
>             To disable badmail, the folder permissions"
>             "for the badmail folder have been tightened."
>             "The existing permissions should be in place"
>             "for the folder; only the local system account"
>             "should be denied access."
>             "To re-enable badmail for the folder, either"
>             "use the SMTP VSI UI to choose a new badmail"
>             "folder destination or edit the permissions"
>             "of the folder manually by allowing the local"
>             "SYSTEM account full access again."
> ________________________________
> From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:michael@xxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:41 PM
> 
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Badmail (Exchange 2000)
> 
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> No, I am not wrong. You are. 
>  
> Like I said John, look at the script. Here is your quoted text, straight
> from the script:
> 
>         '*************************************************
>         ' Procedure DisableBadmail
>         '
>         '   Disables badmail from being written to disk by
>         '   restricting the permissions on a given folder.
>         '   (this is done by adding a DENY FULL CONTROL ACE
>         '   for the local system account).
>         '
>         '*************************************************
> ________________________________
> From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:33 PM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Badmail (Exchange 2000)
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> 
> Well dude, hate to say you are wrong, but you are wrong. The script
> does/says nothing about changing permissions on that folder.
> 
>  
> 
> No where does any thing say to change the permissions of the badmail folder
> to deny to the system account.
> 
>  
> 
> Please post quoted text stating that it is the right way to change the
> permissions on that folder to deny for system!
> 
>  
> 
> 
> John T
> 
> eServices For You
> 
>  
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:michael@xxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:32 AM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Badmail (Exchange 2000)
> 
>  
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> Really, dude?
> 
>  
> 
> Why don't you check out the Badmail Deletion and Archiving script, available
> from Microsoft's download site.
> 
>  
> 
> Look at how it turns off Badmail creation for versions of Exchange 200x
> prior to Exchange 2003 sp1.
> 
>  
> 
> It does EXACTLY what I said.
> 
>  
> 
> It's the RIGHT way to do it.
> 
>  
> ________________________________
> 
> 
> From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:23 AM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Badmail (Exchange 2000)
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> That would be the wrong way to go about it.
> 
>  
> 
> 
> John T
> 
> eServices For You
> 
>  
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:michael@xxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:48 AM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Badmail (Exchange 2000)
> 
>  
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> Why not just put an explicit deny full control for localsystem on the
> folder? :-)
> 
>  
> ________________________________
> 
> 
> From: Andy David [mailto:adavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:33 AM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Badmail (Exchange 2000)
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> Too bad you arent running Exch 2003 SP1 <g>
> 
> Why not just create a batch file that deletes the contents every x
> hours/days? 
> 
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> 
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> ________________________________
> 
> 
> From: Rob Berkers [mailto:rberkers@xxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:30 AM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] Badmail (Exchange 2000)
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> I would like to know how people here handle their badmail-folder?
> 
>  
> 
> I normally try not to open it, because the huge amount of files that can be
> in there (spam) that may decrease the proformance as the server lists those
> files.
> 
>  
> 
> Normally I rename the badmail-folder to badmail.old, create straight away a
> new badmail-folder and delete the old badmail-folder.
> 
>  
> 
> Anyone sees problems in this way of working or has better solutions?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Rob.------------------------------------------------------
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