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Symantec Gateway Security 5620 appliance + IMAP
I am installing a Symantec Gateway Security 5620 appliance. It has nice wizards for applying Anti-spam and Anti-virus for POP3 and SMTP. But, we are using IMAP for incoming mail and SMTP for outgoing mail. Our mail server is at another location, which we simply connect to via Internet.
From viewing the logs, outgoing SMTP traffic is being properly scanned with Anti-spam and Anti-virus settings. I cannot get the IMAP traffic to be scanned though. I had to create an IMAP protocol, but when I set my rule to use my IMAP protocol, Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus tabs are unavailable. So, I created a rule with a Source of my network and a Destination of the remote mail server, with a protocol of ALL. I can then set Anti-spam and Anti-virus...but the traffic never shows up in the log. The "log if successful" box is checked. The rule should be getting hit.
Bottom line, I need to have my incoming IMAP mail scanned with Anti-spam and Anti-virus. Thank you in advance for your help.
From viewing the logs, outgoing SMTP traffic is being properly scanned with Anti-spam and Anti-virus settings. I cannot get the IMAP traffic to be scanned though. I had to create an IMAP protocol, but when I set my rule to use my IMAP protocol, Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus tabs are unavailable. So, I created a rule with a Source of my network and a Destination of the remote mail server, with a protocol of ALL. I can then set Anti-spam and Anti-virus...but the traffic never shows up in the log. The "log if successful" box is checked. The rule should be getting hit.
Bottom line, I need to have my incoming IMAP mail scanned with Anti-spam and Anti-virus. Thank you in advance for your help.
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Tim Holman
The SGS can can POP3 and SMTP only. Perhaps you can move to POP3 instead of IMAP?
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Thank you, I just needed to confirm the limitation.
Keith, do you happen to have a link to those comments? I need to be able to present it in print.
Keith, do you happen to have a link to those comments? I need to be able to present it in print.
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It was actually from one of the competitors - Fortigate in this instance but there were a couple.
http://www.web-netdirect.com/files/fortinet/partners/files/COM137-Fortinet-vs-Symantec-SGS-Competitive.pdf
http://www.web-netdirect.com/files/fortinet/partners/files/COM137-Fortinet-vs-Symantec-SGS-Competitive.pdf
I'd agree with Tim on this. The client should be dealing with the imap content, not the SGS.
Nothing else on the market, except Fortinet, then... ;)