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&gt;I know you can use Cisco PIX firewalls as email proxy servers <br />
No you can't. Never could.<br />
That's why there is no documentaion to show this type setup.<br />
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Sorry. Wish I had better news for you.<br />

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>I know you can use Cisco PIX firewalls as email proxy servers
No you can't. Never could.
That's why there is no documentaion to show this type setup.

Sorry. Wish I had better news for you.


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Well i guess i must of heard wrong then, well then can any of you provide me with some good documentation on creating a linux or other cheap proxy server that I can just stick in a DMZ?
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Well i guess i must of heard wrong then, well then can any of you provide me with some good documentation on creating a linux or other cheap proxy server that I can just stick in a DMZ?

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I would highly recomend mailscanner. It will forward the email on for you and in addition scan it with a free virus scanner and perform spam filtering if you wish aswell.<br />
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<a href="http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/" rel="ugc">http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/</a>
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I would highly recomend mailscanner. It will forward the email on for you and in addition scan it with a free virus scanner and perform spam filtering if you wish aswell.

http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/ [http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/]

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I know you can use Cisco PIX firewalls as email proxy servers (so that they store and forward email to the internal exchange server, so that it is not necessary to leave email ports wide open) &nbsp;<br />
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Does anyone have experience with this, or documentaion that shows this type of configuration setup ? &nbsp;Thanks.
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I know you can use Cisco PIX firewalls as email proxy servers (so that they store and forward email to the internal exchange server, so that it is not necessary to leave email ports wide open)  

Does anyone have experience with this, or documentaion that shows this type of configuration setup ?  Thanks.

PIX 501 as Email Proxy ?

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.

Software Firewalls

Cisco PIX is a dedicated hardware firewall appliance; the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is a firewall and anti-malware security appliance that provides unified threat management and protection the PIX does not. Other Cisco devices and systems include routers, switches, storage networking, wireless and the software and hardware for PIX Firewall Manager (PFM), PIX Device Manager (PDM) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM).