IMF & SMSE on same Ex03 FE server, which act first?

[zaccaz]

Hi there,

On my Exch2003 FE server, installed with both MS IMF & Symantec SMSE.

When incoming email arrive at FE server, wondering which tool will examine the email first? IMF or SMSE?

Many thanks!

 

[pmandryk]

I have the a similar situation, but I use IHateSPAM from Sunbelt Software. I have not turned on the IMF yet because I cannot answer this question either. I did find this article;

http://msd2d.com/tips/EXIMFmyths.htm

and I asume by reading this that the SCL (SPAM Confidence Level)is applied immediately, but not acted upon until it goes through the IMF. My SPAM filter is an Exchange Event Sink and is 3rd party, so I'm assuming that b/c the IMF is an MS product that it would work prior to any 3rd party sinks. So, I assume that the IMF would work prior to IHateSPAM and Symantec.
There is away to test this out. Lower your Symantec and IMF levels very low, then send some SPAM from Hotmail. If it ends up in the Symantec folder (whatever that is called, hope it's not called Junk Mail) then the Symantec filter fires after the IMF. If it ends up in Junk Mail, then IMF fires after Symantec. You would have to do this when there is no one really on the system.

Hope this helps...

Phil Mandryk MCSE, CNE

 

[zaccaz]

hi phil,

after testing, confirmed that imf runs before smse

many thanks!