ESET
Mail Security
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REV. 11/2/2010
Contents
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1.
Introduction
........................................................................3
System requirements
1.1
........................................................................3
Methods used
1.2
..............................................................................3
Mailbox scanning via VSAPI
1.2.1
..............................................................................4
Message filtering on the SMTP server level
1.2.2
........................................................................4
Types of protection
1.3
..............................................................................4
Antivirus protection
1.3.1
..............................................................................4
Antispam protection
1.3.2
..............................................................................4
Application of user-defined rules
1.3.3
................................................5
2.
Installation
........................................................................5
Typical Installation
2.1
........................................................................7
Custom Installation
2.2
........................................................................11
Upgrading to a newer version
2.3
........................................................................11
Installation in a clustered environment
2.4
........................................................................13
License
2.5
........................................................................14
Post-Installation Configuration
2.6
................................................16
3.
Update
........................................................................17
Proxy server setup
3.1
................................................19
4.
ESET Mail Security - Microsoft
Exchange Server protection
........................................................................19
General settings
4.1
..............................................................................19
Rules
4.1.1
..............................................................................20
Adding new rules
4.1.1.1
..............................................................................20
Actions
4.1.1.2
..............................................................................22
Log files
4.1.2
..............................................................................23
Message quarantine
4.1.3
..............................................................................23
Adding a new quarantine rule
4.1.3.1
..............................................................................24
Performance
4.1.4
..............................................................................25
Transport Agent
4.1.5
........................................................................26
Antivirus and antispyware settings
4.2
..............................................................................26
Actions
4.2.1
..............................................................................27
Alerts and notifications
4.2.2
..............................................................................28
Performance
4.2.3
..............................................................................28
Virus-Scanning Application Programming
Interface (VSAPI)
4.2.4
..............................................................................29
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 (VSAPI 1.0)
4.2.4.1
.............................................................................30
Actions
4.2.4.1.1
.............................................................................31
Performance
4.2.4.1.2
..............................................................................31
Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 (VSAPI 2.0)
4.2.4.2
.............................................................................32
Actions
4.2.4.2.1
.............................................................................33
Performance
4.2.4.2.2
..............................................................................34
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (VSAPI 2.5)
4.2.4.3
.............................................................................35
Actions
4.2.4.3.1
.............................................................................35
Performance
4.2.4.3.2
..............................................................................36
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007/2010 (VSAPI
2.6)
4.2.4.4
.............................................................................37
Actions
4.2.4.4.1
.............................................................................38
Performance
4.2.4.4.2
..............................................................................39
Transport Agent
4.2.5
........................................................................40
Antispam settings
4.3
..............................................................................40
Antispam engine parameter setup
4.3.1
..............................................................................41
Configuration file
4.3.1.1
..............................................................................45
Alerts and notifications
4.3.2
..............................................................................45
Transport Agent
4.3.3
........................................................................46
FAQ
4.4