Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server
2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2007-03-15
This topic explains how to use the Exchange Management Console or the Exchange Management Shell to enable sender reputation. Sender reputation is anti-spam functionality that is enabled on computers that have the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Edge Transport server role installed to block messages according to many characteristics of the sender. Sender reputation relies on persisted data about the sender to determine what action, if any, to take on an inbound message.
Note By default, sender reputation is not installed on the Hub Transport server. For more information about installing and running sender reputation on the Hub Transport server, see How to Enable Anti-Spam Functionality on a Hub Transport Server.
Before You Begin
To perform the following procedures on a computer that has the Edge Transport server role installed, you must log on by using an account that is a member of the local Administrators group on that computer.
Also, before you perform these procedures, confirm the following:
- You have reviewed Anti-Spam and Antivirus
Functionality to understand the general strategy for
configuring all anti-spam agents so that they work together
efficiently for your organization.
- You have read Configuring Sender
Reputation.
Enabling or Disabling Sender
Reputation
By default, sender reputation processing is enabled on the Edge Transport server for inbound messages that come from the Internet but are not authenticated and are therefore handled as external messages.
The Protocol Analysis agent is the underlying agent for sender reputation functionality. It's important to understand that when you perform the following procedures, sender reputation functionality is enabled or disabled, but the underlying Protocol Analysis agent is still enabled. To disable the underlying Protocol Analysis agent, run the Disable-TransportAgent cmdlet.
To use the Exchange Management
Console to enable or disable sender reputation
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Open the Exchange Management Console on the Edge Transport server.
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In the console tree, click Edge Transport.
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In the work pane, click the Anti-spam tab, and then select Sender Reputation.
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In the action pane, click Enable or Disable as appropriate.
To use the Exchange Management
Shell to enable or disable sender reputation
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To enable sender reputation, run the following command:
Copy CodeSet-SenderReputationConfig -Enabled $true
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To disable sender reputation, run the following command:
Copy CodeSet-SenderReputationConfig -Enabled $false
For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Set-SenderReputationConfig.
Enabling or Disabling Sender
Reputation for Internal and External Messages
By default, sender reputation is enabled for external messages. The following procedures demonstrate how to enable or disable sender reputation for internal and external messages by using the Exchange Management Shell. You cannot use the Exchange Management Console to enable or disable sender reputation for internal or external messages.
To use the
Exchange Management Shell to enable or disable sender reputation
for external messages
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To enable sender reputation for external messages, run the following command:
Copy CodeSet-SenderReputationConfig -ExternalMailEnabled $true
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To disable sender reputation for external messages, run the following command:
Copy CodeSet-SenderReputationConfig -ExternalMailEnabled $false
To use the
Exchange Management Shell to enable or disable sender reputation
for internal messages
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To enable sender reputation for internal messages, run the following command:
Copy CodeSet-SenderReputationConfig -InternalMailEnabled $true
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To disable sender reputation for internal messages, run the following command:
Copy CodeSet-SenderReputationConfig -InternalMailEnabled $false
For More Information
For more information, see the following topics: