Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server
2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2007-08-01
Transport rules in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 let you apply messaging policies and antivirus and anti-spam restrictions to e-mail messages that flow into, out of, or through an Exchange 2007 organization. You can configure transport rules on computers that have the Hub Transport server role or Edge Transport server role installed.
Although transport rules can be configured both on Hub Transport servers and Edge Transport servers, the predicates and actions that are available on each server role and the scope of the transport rules are different. For more information about these differences and about predicates and actions, see Understanding How Transport Rules Are Applied in an Exchange 2007 Organization.
For more information about the Transport Rules agent and Edge Rules agent, see Overview of Transport Rules.
For more information about how to administer and configure transport rules, see the following topics:
- How to
Create a New Transport Rule
- How to View
a Transport Rule
- How to
Modify a Transport Rule
- How to
Remove a Transport Rule
- How to
Enable or Disable a Transport Rule
- How to
Configure a Disclaimer
- How to
Configure an Ethical Wall
- How to
Configure a New Transport Rule for Messages That Have a Blank
Subject
- How to
Duplicate the Transport Rule Configuration on Edge Transport
Servers
- Configuring
Edge Transport Rules to Manage Viruses
The following topics provide additional information that will help you manage and enhance transport rules:
- Transport
Rule Predicates
- Transport
Rule Actions
- Regular
Expressions in Transport Rules
- Associating
a DSN Message with a Transport Rule
- Understanding Ethical
Walls
- Understanding
Attorney-Client Privileged Communication
Using Exchange Hosted
Services
Transport messaging policies are enhanced by or are also available as a service from Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services. Exchange Hosted Services is a set of four distinct hosted services:
- Hosted Filtering, which helps organizations protect themselves
from e-mail-borne malware
- Hosted Archive, which helps them satisfy retention requirements
for compliance
- Hosted Encryption, which helps them encrypt data to preserve
confidentiality
- Hosted Continuity, which helps them preserve access to e-mail
during and after emergency situations
These services integrate with any on-premise Exchange servers that are managed in-house or Hosted Exchange e-mail services that are offered through service providers. For more information about Exchange Hosted Services, see Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services.