Introducing Symantec Mail Security For Smtp; About Symantec Mail Security For Smtp - Symantec 11105111 - SYM MAIL SEC SMTP 5.0 SMS PORT MEDIA CD EN User Manual

Introducing Symantec Mail
Security for SMTP
This chapter includes the following topics:
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About Symantec Mail Security for SMTP

Symantec Mail Security for SMTP is a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
server that processes email before sending it to a local mail server for delivery.
It can be configured to protect your network in the following ways:
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The email gateway is only one way that a virus can penetrate your network. For
comprehensive virus protection, install both Symantec Mail Security for SMTP
and appropriate workstation or server versions of antivirus protection on every
computer at your site.
For a complete listing of Symantec antivirus products, visit www.symantec.com.
About Symantec Mail Security for SMTP
What's new in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP
Components of Symantec Mail Security for SMTP
How Symantec Mail Security for SMTP works
What you can do with Symantec Mail Security for SMTP
Block unwanted email messages.
Scan and repair infected email attachments (files appended to email
messages) and infected files within attachments.
Block spam.
Prevent the relaying of spam to another host.
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