Step-by-Step Guide: How to use ISA Server as an SMTP filter

By directing your inbound SMTP traffic to a Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server first, you can nab certain types of malicious messages and reduce the overall volume of SMTP mail that your Exchange server must process.

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Step-by-Step Guide: How to use ISA Server as an SMTP filter

 Home: Introduction
 Step 1: Installing the SMTP service
 Step 2: Configuring Internet Information Server
 Step 3: Installing ISA Server 2004
 Step 4: Creating an SMTP publishing rule
 Step 5: Creating a DNS publishing rule
 Step 6: Configuring the message screener
 Step 7: Changing your DNS server's MX record

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Brien M. Posey, MCSE Brien is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his work with Windows 2000 Server and IIS. He has served as CIO for a nationwide chain of hospitals and was once in charge of IT security for Fort Knox. As a freelance technical writer, he has written for Microsoft, TechTarget, CNET, ZDNet, MSD2D, Relevant Technologies and other technology companies. Copyright 2005 TechTarget

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