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Assessing e-mail virus and spam protection status
Updated: July 22, 2009
Applies To: Windows SBS 2008, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
You can assess the overall status of e-mail virus and spam protection on the Security tab. For more information about the status, click a security feature, and review the details pane.
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| The statistics for scanned messages and rejected messages cover the activity that has been reported since the last time that FSE restarted. |
You can also review the status of the network security features on the Reports tab. For information about reports, see “Understanding and Managing Reports in Windows Small Business Server 2008” at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=131388).
Assessing the status of e-mail malware protection status
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OK |
The FSE service is enabled, the scan engine signatures are up-to-date, and there are no critical alerts. |
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Warning |
One or more of the following is true:
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Critical |
One or more of the following are true:
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Unavailable |
The data for the details pane cannot be retrieved, or the component criteria cannot be determined. |
Spam protection in Exchange Server 2007 uses keyword filtering tools to identify unwanted e-mail messages by analyzing the contents of the message body.
Assessing the status of e-mail spam protection
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OK |
Spam protection in Exchange Server 2007 is enabled, the scan engine signatures are up-to-date, and there are no critical alerts. |
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Critical |
One or more of the following are true:
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Unavailable |
The data for the details pane cannot be retrieved, or the component criteria cannot be determined. |
