RE: GFI
- From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 10:46:05 -0600
Hi Steve,
I've always had good experiences with the GFI people. I test *all*
software before installing it on production machines, from all vendors.
And for things like Exchange, I try to keep all 3rd party software off
the machine if possible. For example, the ISA Server Message Screener or
Mail Essentials work fine on an SMTP relay, so why introduce problems to
the Exchange Server if you don't have to? Especially when it comes to
spam whacking, which seems to always be a very processor intensive
operation.
HTH,
Tom
Thomas W Shinder
www.isaserver.org/shinder
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Configuring ISA Server: http://tinyurl.com/1llp
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Moffat [mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 6:45 PM
To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
Subject: [isalist] RE: GFI
http://www.ISAserver.org
Hi John,
Good link.
Yes, GFI's uninstalls leave a great deal to be desired, i have
had many problems with there software, indeed there is still a service
call open for me regarding download security not installing correctly
(tells me that the virus definition subscription has expired, right
from day one.), of which I have heard nothing, ( apart from a mail from
them asking if the call had been dealt with ok, to which I replied in
the negative,), and also with mail security, which was resolved by a vb
script supplied by GFI.
I always test GFI products thoroughly, before installing on
production servers for customer,s. Just as well.
Steve
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From: John Tolmachoff
Sent: Fri 07/03/2003 08:15 PM
To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
Subject: [isalist] GFI
http://www.ISAserver.org
Interesting read:
In some scenarios, the sink bindings may exist in the Exchange
2000 Server metabase but the sink is not properly registered in the
registry. When this occurs, the SMTP protocol does not create the sink
when it tries to process the "MAIL FROM" command. As a result Exchange
2000 Server drops the connection, and the outgoing mail is not
processed.
This issue may occur when a third party program, for example GFI
Mail Essentials, is installed and then incorrectly or incompletely
removed. GFI Mail Essentials contains an add-on named Mail Security.
Mail Security installs an outbound SMTP sink that verifies the validity
of the sender address. If improperly removed, the sink may remain
although the sink is no longer correctly registered. When the "MAIL
FROM" command is initiated by Exchange 2000 Server, the sink fails and
Exchange 2000 Server drops the connection.
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are
manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft
makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or
reliability of these products.
From
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;812292
John Tolmachoff MCSE, CSSA
IT Manager, Network Engineer
RelianceSoft, Inc.
Fullerton, CA 92835
www.reliancesoft.com
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