Where to install IMF (and other miscellaneous IMF explanations)...

re: Where to install IMF (and other miscellaneous IMF explanations)...

reddsoda — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 06:51:00 GMT

Why is the IMF a Global Config only? Is it possible to configure it at the Administrative group level or SMTP VS level?

re: Where to install IMF (and other miscellaneous IMF explanations)...

Evan — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 14:32:00 GMT

Reddsoda -

It's possible to configure some items on a per-server basis. You can override the Gateway Threshold and Gateway Action, for instance, by setting the values in the registry. The registry value will override the "global" AD setting.

At this Key: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Exchange\ContentFilter

"GatewayThreshold" - DWORD - SCL value for action if >=

"GatewayAction" - DWORD - Possible Settings (same as in AD):
0 = No action
1 = Delete
2 = Reject
5 = Archive (& subsequently delete)

Evan

re: Where to install IMF (and other miscellaneous IMF explanations)...

Michael — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:10:00 GMT

Is the name of the junk folder configurable? I'd like to use IMF with a third party solution, but am working in a multi-language environment (D/F/E). Therefore junk folder names vary - which makes it hard to have the third party products move their junk into the same folder.

re: Where to install IMF (and other miscellaneous IMF explanations)...

MikeG — Sun, 01 Aug 2004 15:16:00 GMT

Evan,

One of our clients is a small business. They have a single clustered server that they use to run the business. It has Exchange, SQL, and file shares - sort of like a Small Business Server but cluster-based. They used a cluster for reliability because if the server goes down they are out of business - no sales, no production, no QA.

They also have a small locked-down server running ISA server that faces the Internet. This is a pretty clean system because the ISA folks recommend that you don't install applications on your firewall. The cluster and the firewall are the only two servers they have.

It's driving me crazy that you don't allow IMF to install on a cluster. My client shouldn't have to set up a separate Exchange server with the attendent administration and backup overhead just to run IMF! I understand that a larger organization will have front-end servers and multiple mailbox servers but it seems to me that you are forgetting about small businesses - they get spam too!

It caused us headaches upgrading from Exchange 5.5 because you didn't support the ADC on a cluster either. My client went into clustering because they believed Microsoft's pitch about greater reliability. Now you Exchange folks penalize them at every turn. Somebody running an Exchange cluster has purchased Exchange enterprise (5x the cost of regular Exchange), and 2 copies at that. A customer like that should get *better* support from the Exchange team, not be treated like second-class citizens.

It seems to me that you Exchange guys think clustering is only used at large enterprises, and not very often even there. Please do what you can to pass on to the Exchange team that there are small businesses for which a clustered Exchange server is their *only* Exchange installation, and you need to support them as well.

Getting back to the topic, any hope of cluster support in the next update of IMF?

Thanks,
Mike G

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