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Brightmail Anti-spam for Lotus Domino

Asked by: syinfra

Hi,
How to configure in detail the Brightmail 5.2 anti-spam for lotus domino 7. mx pointer is towards
the brightmail server and the brightmail is connected to domino on port 26.

Regards
Syinfra

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2009-02-19 at 11:45:37ID24159440
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Lotus Domino Email Server

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Answers

 

by: sjef_bosmanPosted on 2009-02-20 at 00:34:47ID: 23689923

No clue. I can only say that kSpam does a great job when it comes to avoiding spam. See http://www.openntf.org/projects/PMT.nsf/ProjectLookup/kSpam

 

by: SysExpertPosted on 2009-02-20 at 07:05:34ID: 23692531

Does Brightmail just do SMTP filtering on incoming and outgoing or does it also check the mail box itself.

I would read the docs, since I have never used it.

It should not be difficult.

I hope this helps !

 

by: syinfraPosted on 2009-02-21 at 05:02:29ID: 23699740

Hi,
It checks only  the inbound mails for spam and filters it.

regards
Syinfra

 

by: qwaleteePosted on 2009-02-26 at 17:59:15ID: 23752047

You should not be using port 26. Go back to port 25, then enforce no inbound connections except from the Brightmail authorized IP addresses, via the Server Configuration document(s). That's really all there is to it.

If Brightmail is using TLS, it is slightly more complicated. You have to enable TLS in the server document, and then you'll have to decide whether you need a setup that only supports TLS or allows non-TLS internally.

 

by: syinfraPosted on 2009-03-13 at 00:46:17ID: 23876855

Hi,
I have configured this since 2 years and it was working fine. My brightmail server accepts traffice from outside only on port 25 but all commmunication with the mail domino server on port 26.

Regards
syinfra

 

by: sjef_bosmanPosted on 2009-03-13 at 03:01:00ID: 23877377

If it was working fine, why doesn't it now? Did you do an upgrade?? If that's so, you should have supplied that information, and much more. What was upgraded: Domino, or Brightmail, or the O/S? What were the previous versions? And what doesn't work now? Does mail pass through or not?

 

by: syinfraPosted on 2009-03-13 at 03:22:22ID: 23877477

Hi,
The Brightmail version is same as earlier, as the Brightmail service wasn't starting i need to reinstall the Brightmail software. Currently mails are received but with all spam and no filtering is done by the Brightmail .

regards
syinfra

 

by: sjef_bosmanPosted on 2009-03-15 at 14:42:26ID: 23893311

I suppose you found this document already:
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/sba/sba_60x/manuals/6.0.2/bas_install_60.pdf
http://www.bersis.pt/templates/v5/downloadsup.php?f=BAS_Deploy_Guide.pdf

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by: syinfraPosted on 2009-03-16 at 06:27:19ID: 23897400

Hi,
I am refrmatting the server and than reinstall the Brightmail ntispam.

regards
syinfra

 

by: sjef_bosmanPosted on 2009-03-16 at 08:42:50ID: 23898995

Fingers crossed...

 

by: syinfraPosted on 2009-03-16 at 23:16:27ID: 23905033

Hi,
After  reformatting and reinstallation of the brightmail Server it's working fine now.

regards
syinfra

 

by: sjef_bosmanPosted on 2009-03-17 at 01:25:30ID: 23905574

Brilliant! Some drastic measures, but they paid off!

 

by: sjef_bosmanPosted on 2009-03-17 at 07:32:42ID: 23908379

No problem, and I appreciate the gesture.

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