The Microsoft Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter v2 Operations Guide is now available.

By default, the Intelligent Message Filter feature is installed with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). You must manually enable Intelligent Message Filter to obtain the benefits of this new message filtering technology. The Microsoft Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter v2 Operations Guide describes the update process that keeps Intelligent Message Filter up-to-date. This guide includes information about the following topics:

•	How Intelligent Message Filter works
•	How to plan your Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter • How to secure your gateway SMTP virtual servers • How to deploy in a multiple forest scenario
•	How to configure and to enable Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter
•	How to update the Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter • Supported scenarios • Schedule and availability of updates • How to enable updates • How to uninstall updates • Service packs • Unsupported scenarios: clustered environment • Automatic updates
•	How to monitor and to troubleshoot Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter • How to use system monitor and performance logs and alerts
•	How to customize Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter • How to change the archive location • How to store the SCL rating with archived messages • How to filter messages sent through authenticated connections • How to set the size of spam rules

Back to the top

To obtain the Microsoft Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter v2 Operations Guide, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Back to the top

For more information about Intelligent Message Filter, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about how to troubleshoot Intelligent Message Filter v2, visit the following Microsoft Exchange Team Blog Web site: Note The content and the URL of each blog are subject to change without notice.

Back to the top