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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[IMAGE]Step-by-Step Guide: How to use ISA Server as an SMTP filter
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[IMAGE] Step 1: Installing the SMTP service
[IMAGE] Step 2: Configuring Internet Information Server
[IMAGE] Step 3: Installing ISA Server 2004
[IMAGE] Step 4: Creating an SMTP publishing rule
[IMAGE] Step 5: Creating a DNS publishing rule
[IMAGE] Step 6: Configuring the message screener
[IMAGE] Step 7: Changing your DNS server's MX record

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[IMAGE]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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