Re: SPAM - Changing email addresses by Cris
Cris
Mon Nov 03 22:00:28 CST 2003
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Marcia
You should really consider the Trend Micro products for your antivirus.
Some SBS'ers are using others but many of the MVPs use the Trend =
products
--=20
Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP]
Please DO NOT email me directly but respond only in the newsgroup so =
that all can benefit.
"Marcia" <mporter@martechgroup.net> wrote in message =
news:OdDLSWooDHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Hi Kevin,
I saw that the same people that make iHateSpam also makes other =
tools.
Have you used, in particular LanHound and any of the AD products?
Is there a security suite that handles virus, ids, firewall, spam, =
etc.
for sbs that is good?
Marcia
"Kevin Weilbacher" <kweilbac@REMOVE_CAPSgte.net.NO_SPAM> wrote in =
message
news:u8RucYloDHA.3304@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Personally, I don't think that will stop the flow of spam mail. Once =
they
> 've found that @thecompany.com is a valid email domain, they will =
try to
> send email to randon email addresses: postmaster@..., info@...,
sales@....
>
> Also, define what you think is bad? Last month I had 7,459 spam =
emails
come
> in versus 766 potentially valid emails. But that's 7,459 that got =
caught
on
> the server (I use IHateSPam Server Edition).
>
> If you use SMTP mail, and your email addresses are not being =
forwarded,
you
> might look into the free ORF filter.
>
> -kw
>
> "cjmaxey" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0bfe01c3a22c$621a0900$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > Hello All,
> >
> > One of my clients is having trouble with spam. I think
> > much of it may be due to the email addresses having been
> > published on their website and that their email server
> > was being used as an open relay before I came on. I
> > stopped both of those and installed GFI to try to
> > filter. It has gotten a better, but it is still pretty
> > bad. I am wondering what are the necessary steps to
> > change email handles from, for example,
> > BobA@thecompany.com to bob.bobslastname@thecompany.com.
> > I am not wondering so much the exact steps to do this as
> > I believe that is straight-forward, but rather, is there
> > a way to allow the user to check old and new accounts
> > separately for a period of time.
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > cjmaxey
>
>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Marcia</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You should really consider the Trend =
Micro products=20
for your antivirus.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Some SBS'ers are using others but many =
of the MVPs=20
use the Trend products</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>-- <BR>Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP]<BR>Please DO NOT email me =
directly but=20
respond only in the newsgroup so that all can benefit.</DIV>
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<DIV>"Marcia" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:mporter@martechgroup.net">mporter@martechgroup.net</A>>=
wrote=20
in message <A=20
=
href=3D"news:OdDLSWooDHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl">news:OdDLSWooDHA.2676=
@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl</A>...</DIV>Hi=20
Kevin,<BR><BR> I saw that the same people that make=20
iHateSpam also makes other tools.<BR>Have you used, in particular =
LanHound and=20
any of the AD products?<BR><BR> Is there a security =
suite=20
that handles virus, ids, firewall, spam, etc.<BR>for sbs that is=20
good?<BR><BR>Marcia<BR><BR>"Kevin Weilbacher" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:kweilbac@REMOVE_CAPSgte.net.NO_SPAM">kweilbac@REMOVE_CAPSg=
te.net.NO_SPAM</A>>=20
wrote in message<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"news:u8RucYloDHA.3304@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl">news:u8RucYloDHA.3304=
@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl</A>...<BR>>=20
Personally, I don't think that will stop the flow of spam mail. Once=20
they<BR>> 've found that @thecompany.com is a valid email domain, =
they will=20
try to<BR>> send email to randon email addresses: =
postmaster@...,=20
info@...,<BR>sales@....<BR>><BR>> Also, define what you think is =
bad? Last month I had 7,459 spam emails<BR>come<BR>> in =
versus 766=20
potentially valid emails. But that's 7,459 that got =
caught<BR>on<BR>> the=20
server (I use IHateSPam Server Edition).<BR>><BR>> If you use =
SMTP mail,=20
and your email addresses are not being forwarded,<BR>you<BR>> might =
look=20
into the free ORF filter.<BR>><BR>> -kw<BR>><BR>> =
"cjmaxey" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com">anonymous@discussions=
.microsoft.com</A>>=20
wrote in message<BR>> <A=20
=
href=3D"news:0bfe01c3a22c$621a0900$a001280a@phx.gbl">news:0bfe01c3a22c$62=
1a0900$a001280a@phx.gbl</A>...<BR>>=20
> Hello All,<BR>> ><BR>> > One of my clients is having =
trouble=20
with spam. I think<BR>> > much of it may be due to the =
email=20
addresses having been<BR>> > published on their website and that =
their=20
email server<BR>> > was being used as an open relay before I =
came=20
on. I<BR>> > stopped both of those and installed GFI to =
try=20
to<BR>> > filter. It has gotten a better, but it is still=20
pretty<BR>> > bad. I am wondering what are the necessary =
steps=20
to<BR>> > change email handles from, for example,<BR>> > =
<A=20
href=3D"mailto:BobA@thecompany.com">BobA@thecompany.com</A> to <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:bob.bobslastname@thecompany.com">bob.bobslastname@thecompa=
ny.com</A>.<BR>>=20
> I am not wondering so much the exact steps to do this as<BR>> =
> I=20
believe that is straight-forward, but rather, is there<BR>> > a =
way to=20
allow the user to check old and new accounts<BR>> > separately =
for a=20
period of time.<BR>> ><BR>> > TIA,<BR>> ><BR>> =
>=20
cjmaxey<BR>><BR>><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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