Antivirus Protection And Email Servers; About Configuring Symantec Antivirus On Email Servers - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Reference Manual

Antivirus protection and
email servers
This chapter includes the following topics:
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About configuring Symantec AntiVirus on email
servers
Symantec AntiVirus antivirus software is a file system scanner, and is not
designed to handle server functions. Products that are specifically designed to
protect Microsoft® Exchange, Domino®, and other gateway servers handle
server functions. Allowing Symantec AntiVirus™ to scan certain parts of a mail
server can cause unexpected behavior, problems, or even total data loss. If you
install Symantec AntiVirus antivirus software on an email server, you need to
take some precaution to prevent damage to the data on the server.
One precaution that you must take is to exclude certain directories and files
from scanning. How you make these exclusions depends on the following
circumstances:
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Note: For the latest details on which directories and files to exclude from
scanning, consult the Symantec Knowledge Base on the Symantec Web site.

About configuring Symantec AntiVirus on email servers

File scanning on Exchange servers
Whether you install Symantec AntiVirus server or client on email servers
Whether you want to manage email servers from the Symantec System
Center
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