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.

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.

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