Functional Overview - Symantec 10490452 - Mail Security 8220 Administration Manual

12 About Symantec Mail Security for SMTP

Functional overview

Functional overview
You can deploy Symantec Mail Security for SMTP in different configurations to
best suit the size of your network and your email processing needs.
Each Symantec Mail Security for SMTP host can be deployed in the following
ways:
Scanner – Deployed as a Scanner, a Symantec Mail Security for SMTP host
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filters email. Your installation can have one or many Scanners. Symantec
Mail Security for SMTP runs alongside your existing email or groupware
server(s).
Control Center – Deployed as a Control Center, a Symantec Mail Security for
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SMTP host is a Web-based configuration and administration center. Use it to
configure and manage email filtering, SMTP routing, system settings, and
all other functions. Your enterprise-wide deployment of Symantec Mail
Security for SMTP can have multiple Scanners but only one Control Center,
from which you configure and monitor all the Scanner hosts.
The Control Center provides status for all Symantec Mail Security for SMTP
hosts in your system, system logs, and extensive customizable reporting.
Use it to configure both system-wide and host-specific details.
The Control Center provides the Setup Wizard, for initial configuration of
all Symantec Mail Security for SMTP instances at your site, and also the
Add Scanner Wizard, for adding new Scanners.
It also hosts the Spam and Suspect Virus Quarantines, for storage of spam
and virus messages respectively. End users can access the Control Center to
view their quarantined spam messages and set their preferences for
language filtering and blocked and allowed senders. Alternatively, you can
configure the Spam Quarantine for administrator-only access.
Scanner and Control Center – A single Symantec Mail Security for SMTP
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host performs both functions.
Note: Symantec Mail Security for SMTP provides neither mailbox access for end
users nor message storage; it is not intended for use as the only MTA in your
email infrastructure.
Note: Symantec Mail Security for SMTP does not filter messages that don't flow
through the SMTP gateway. For example, when two mailboxes reside on the
same MS Exchange Server, or on different MS Exchange Servers within an
Exchange organization, the messages will not pass through the Symantec Mail
Security for SMTP filters.