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Learning Guide: How to fight spam on Exchange Server

Spam. Everybody has it, nobody likes it. This SearchExchange.com learning guide explains the basics of spam and offers techniques and tools to battle it. You'll find spam-related tutorials, tips, tools, white papers, expert advice and more that will help you combat unsolicited

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Understanding Spam QuickStart

Spam Detection and Filtering Techniques

Spam Fighting Tools

Understanding Spam QuickStart

Article: What is spam?

Article: Answers and advice from 'the spam man'

Chapter Download: Unwilling accomplices

Learning Center: The spamfighter's toolbox

Webcast Series: E-mail Security School

Tip: Understanding and preventing spam

Tutorial: Protecting Exchange against spam

Webcast: Inside the secret world of spammers

Reference Center: Spam Prevention and Management

Spam Detection and Filtering Techniques

Expert Advice: How to protect your e-mail client with layers

Expert Advice: Loophole for relaying spammers

Chapter Download: Blocking spammers with DNS blacklists

Chapter Download: Would the real sender please stand up?

Guide: Securing the e-mail environment

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

Tip: Built-in spam fighters

Tip: Creating an antispam cocktail

Tip: Stop those unwanted messages

Tip: Create a defensive line against spam

Tip: Fighting spam with SMTP 'tar pits'

Tip: Use an appliance to reduce the performance impact of spam

Tip: Block specific spamming addresses

Tip: Prevent junk e-mail messages with Outlook 2003

Tip: Fighting spam with geographic blacklists

Tip: Beware of DNS blacklisting perils

Tip: 10 security tips in 10 minutes

Webcast: Get a handle on spam with Exchange 2003

Webcast: Fighting spam using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Webcast: Antispam best practices

Spam Fighting Tools

Expert Advice: Intelligent Message Filter installation issues

Expert Advice: Querying an outside blacklist

Overview: Exchange Intelligent Message Filter overview

Tip: Rules and tools to filter junk mail

Tip: Built-in spam fighters

Tip: Spam watchdogs

Tip: Outlook 2003 tool filters spam

Tip: Third-party products help filter spam at Outlook's door

Tip: Third-party security products to the rescue

Tip: Spam Sinker fights spam from the server

Tip: Use ORDB to fight spam

Tip: Freeware blacklist extension for Exchange

Tip: Tune up your Exchange Intelligent Message Filter with IMF Tune

Tip: Freeware tool fine tunes Exchange's built-in spam filter

Tip: 'Smart' technology stops spam at the gate

White Paper: Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter overview

White Paper: Putting antispam solutions to the test

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