Uninstall/Disable GFI MailEssentials 12.0

If its Microsoft Exchange 2000 / 2003 & IIS SMTP

To disable GFI MailEssentials from scanning all email, you need to un-register the GFI MailEssentials event sinks from Microsoft IIS / Microsoft Exchange 2000 / 2003. Run the following cmd file to un-register the GFI MailEssentials event sinks:

<\GFI\MailEssentials\stop_snks.cmd>

To register the GFI MailEssentials event sinks again, you can run the following cmd file:

<\GFI\MailEssentials\start_snks.cmd>

When executing any of the above cmd files, the ‘IIS Admin service’ is stopped and restarted. Before doing so, the cmd will inform you of the dependant services which are being stopped. You would need to take note of these services, as these would need to be restarted manually.

Microsoft Exchange 2007

Note: The following command files are available in GFI MailEssentials 14 (build 20081024) and later.

To disable GFI MailEssentials on Microsoft Exchange 2007, you need to run the following cmd file to remove the GFI MailEssentials Agents from Microsoft Exchange 2007:

 <\GFI\MailEssentials\Disable_Agents.cmd>

Note: Running the above will automatically restart the GFI Microsoft Exchange Transport service.

To re-enable the GFI MailEssentials agents, run the following cmd file:

<\GFI\MailEssentials\Enable_Agents.cmd>