Extended Server usage report

[niteraven]

Hello all

I have an extended server usage report and the external email sent for 2 of our users is very high. Is this an accurate number in the report? I have ran the independent virus scans and found nothing so now i am wondering if the number reported in this report is true. And by very high amount of external email i mean in 2 week period over 800 emails which for us is not normal.

Thank you
raven

 

[58sniper]

i am wondering if the number reported in this report is true.

To be honest, how would we know? If the report says that's what it is, that's what it is. Unless, of course, you can find proof that it's not.

Maybe those machines have been compromised.

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Want to know how email works? Read for yourself -

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

 

[niteraven]

Pat

I have a consulting firm that takes care of our server and when i mentioned this to him, he said that the external email count is not a true count on that report.

I thought the same thing about a virus of some sort that is sending emails using the address book of Outlook. I am running indenpendent scans.

WOuld there be any other reason that the count would be so high besides virus?

Thank you
Raven

 

[58sniper]

Not unless there is some application that sends email from that address. Something like Backup Exec or something similar that can send notification emails.

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Want to know how email works? Read for yourself -

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

 

[niteraven]

Pat

We have Backup Exec but the users who are having the high email problem are not on that list.

Thank you
Raven