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What form of AV are you using. &nbsp;If it is forefront there is a registry key that can be set to prevent scanning of public folder replication data.<br />
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<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb795071.aspx" rel="ugc nofollow">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb795071.aspx</a><br />
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HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\<wbr />Microsoft\<wbr />Forefront Server Security\Exchange Server<br />
DWORD<br />
DoNotScanIPMReplicationMes<wbr />sages = 1
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What form of AV are you using.  If it is forefront there is a registry key that can be set to prevent scanning of public folder replication data.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb795071.aspx [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb795071.aspx]
64 Bit Server
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Forefront Server Security\Exchange Server
DWORD
DoNotScanIPMReplicationMessages = 1

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The AV product we are using is Symantec's Mail security for exchange. Thanks for that info on Forefront.
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The AV product we are using is Symantec's Mail security for exchange. Thanks for that info on Forefront.

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this info was very helpful. Thanks
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I'm planning to start migrating public folder data between an existing Exchange 2003 server to a new Exchange 2007 server. I've read a number of website which recommends disabling AV on the servers to help speed up the data exchange. I was hoping someone can clarify if it's necessary to disable it on both servers and detail what benefits and problems this has. We are using Symantec's Mail security for exchange. I was wondering if this product has any bearing on these recommendations. 
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I'm planning to start migrating public folder data between an existing Exchange 2003 server to a new Exchange 2007 server. I've read a number of website which recommends disabling AV on the servers to help speed up the data exchange. I was hoping someone can clarify if it's necessary to disable it on both servers and detail what benefits and problems this has. We are using Symantec's Mail security for exchange. I was wondering if this product has any bearing on these recommendations. 

Should I disable AV on both Exchange servers when replicating public folder data between old Exchange 2003 and new Exchange 2007 server

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