Thanks Al, It wasn't anyone recommending, it was a discussion with a coworker who swore up and down that I was wrong about it. I wanted to let them know that I wasn't just blowing smoke. ;) That q was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks again! Ken -----Original Message----- From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:Al.Mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 12:33 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Reasons not to run normal AV on E2K server???? ? http://www.MSExchange.org/ What? That the permissions will get corrupt? Why is it even a possibility when your AV vendor recommends that you not do this? If your AV vendor recommends otherwise, perhaps now is a good time to reevanlutate and contact Microsoft to get that vendor corrected before they do any damage. That said, this q explains exactly what will likely happen (First regular sentence after more information). http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=245822 -----Original Message----- From: KEN MORRIS [mailto:KMORRIS@xxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 12:22 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Reasons not to run normal AV on E2K server????? http://www.MSExchange.org/ hello, I know that I have read it somewhere, but cannot find the article, or reference as to why. What I am looking for is supporting documentation to show why A "Normal" AV solution will corrupt the E2K M drive. I have searched through MS and not found what I wanted..... Can anyone supply me with a reference to show that this is a fact? Thank you Ken ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------