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For example, the SPF filter is too aggressive because increasingly companies are not properly configuring SPF in DNS. To its credit, recent versions of MailEssentials introduced an ability to customize which users use which filters. If I leave the web interface open on the server overnight, there is a memory error in Internet Explorer. Recent versions introduced a fairly clunky web interface, although its search functions are fast. Otherwise was stable and extensive logging ensured I could track down just about everything. Support was good but it was time consuming to get them the information they needed. Required a lot of management in terms of tweaking settings to adapt to new spam tactics, finding false positives, and patching bugs. We have used this for years on an Exchange 2003 box. I speak the truth, and had to get the word out. because if it was up to their support desk. I thankfully was able to find the cause of the issue in their tech support forum. 45 minutes in the queue, only to be told to leave a message and I will be contacted.
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a failed AV engine update on a DIFFERENT AV scan engine tanked the product. at 4 am all inbound and outbound email stops processing! The issue this time. Luckily, I was able to perform a (non-standard) procedure to roll-back the product to the prior version. Even after fixing that issue (days later) a whole other host of issues with the product surfaced. unless AV scanning transport services were disabled. the Exchange Transport service would not stay running. they dumped their "VIPRE" AV scan engine, and did not transition the licensing and product correctly. The version was clearly not ready for primetime.
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my users were so inundated with SPAM that I opted to install it within days of release. Normally, I would not install an update so close to its release date, but. Their most recent release (version 21) have caused me over 2 weeks of grief. Spam and Malware getting through has gotten worse and worse in this time as well. their updates to their AV scan engines have tanked the product. support (I have always have had active maintenance) was able to get me through their issues and get me going again.
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It started with software updates going bad occasionally. In the past 2 years, the product and company has gone downhill. This entry was posted in Uncategorized on Wed, 18:02:00 -0700 by btm.I have used GFI MailEssentials for years, since Exchange 2003. I just deinstalled GFI and I’m replacing it with a traditional SpamAssassin installation. Stopping GFI would get the messages back. I ran into an issue a couple of weeks ago where messages would go to GFI (sent to advanced queuing in Exchange System Manager) and never come back. The NDR template just wasn’t working and GFI never replied the last time I sent them the requested tech support logs. I’m sure I’m flooding the net with NDRs, but it looks like it’s hooking after the smtp service, not into or before. Not that this software should be sending NDRs. Open it up in notepad, change the 5.1.1 references to 5.5.0 and put in your own custom anti-spam message instead of “this user does not exist”. Fortunately there’s a template file in MailEssentials\templates called ndr.xml. It’s not signaling exchange to send an NDR, but rather taking these actions itself, so make sure logging is on. It’s certainly not to inform the legitimate user their mail was rejected, as the NDR is a farce. In hopes of convincing the spammer the account doesn’t exist anymore? As if bulk mailers use legitimate return addresses. Here’s the fun catch though, it sends a 5.1.1 “email account does not exist”. I was troubleshooting a problem today where an SMTP sender was getting an NDR when emailing one of my users, but the exchange message tracking center claimed the message was delivered to the store.Įnter GFI MailEssentials, which optionally sends an NDR when it thinks something is spam. I inherited GFI MailEssentials and MailSecurity recently.