File Details |
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| File Size | 53.9 MB |
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| License | Shareware, $350.00 |
| Operating System | Windows 2000/Server 2003/Server 2008/XP |
| Date Added | August 18, 2011 |
| Total Downloads | 3,318 |
| Publisher | GFI Software |
| Homepage | GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP |
Publisher's Description
GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP is a server based anti spam & email management solution for Microsoft Exchange Server & Notes/SMTP servers. Spam is caught before the mail server, no need to deploy client software. Its advanced Spam detection technology is based on: Content checking of body and subject for spam keywords, checking mail headers for typical spam practices, and checking if the sending mail server is on a third party black list such as ORDB. Admins can also set-up their own blacklists, as well as reduce false positives using the automatic whitelist feature.
Latest Reviews
SterlingTech reviewed v2010 SR4 Build 20110812 on Aug 7, 2013
Do not use this product! If you do, despite being in good standing with your bills, you can have your service permanently disconnected without notice of any kind!
I'm the owner of an IT consulting company and I've been using this product heavily with many of my clients. One client has used the service for somewhere around 8-10 years. It used to be called Katharion before GFI purchased them. My clients are all in good standing from a billing perspective yet a few days ago, they had their service shut off without warning. The ultimate cause turned out to be a billing dispute between the reseller that sold us the service and his reseller. Very strange, but our reseller goes through another reseller before GFI. Due to this billing dispute, the top level reseller shut down all the accounts for our reseller, which included all of my clients. When I called GFI about this madness, I requested to have them bill my clients directly. Their response after much conversation was "we are not able to contract directly with customers who came to GFI from one of our partners (reseller), unless that partner (reseller) agrees to it". That a direct quote in an email from the folks at GFI.
All my clients have paid their bills to our reseller. For whatever reason, these two resellers are having a billing spat and the top level reseller has decided not to release our domains to be billed by GFI directly. The wonderful folks at GFI refuse to do anything about it because this service agreement is in place.
This service agreement is a major flaw in this product. The fact that GFI's agreements to not grant them authority to remove a client from their resellers/partners for any reason is absurd. My company is discontinuing use of all GFI products for fear of other service agreements that might be lurking.
I'm literally still in shock that this could happen. DO USE THIS SERVICE!
-Lord- reviewed v14.1 SR3 Build 20091123 on Feb 17, 2010
The combination of GFI spam/av apps, when added to the Exchange server, add terrific functionality and control that is not provided or afforded in Exchange alone. I would give GFI 10 stars if I could. If you're running an Exchange server, get GFI, you will be glad you did.
serrem reviewed v14 SR3 Beta 1 Build 20090318 on Mar 26, 2009
If this product is checking ORDB for spam, it is poorly designed. ORDB has been shut down for many months now.
jwoertz reviewed v12 Build 20080526 Beta 1 on Jun 2, 2008
No problems here. Smooth installation and it made a huge difference in our organization. Give it a little time and you'll be very happy with this product.
lance359 reviewed v12 Build 20080326 on Apr 13, 2008
I've been reviewing spam filters for our organization and I cannot believe the comments below. Of course it is nice that it has great antimalware capabilities but it does a really poor job on blocking spam! Out of the box it is horrible and I refuse to explain why the need to train the filter continuously. A Bayesian filter is kind of useless nowadays because of Bayesian poisoning and other spam tricks. Look further if you need a out of the box solution that doesn't stress your server CPU.
etmare reviewed v12 Build 20071203 on Dec 10, 2007
Great software! I'm using it on Exchange Server 2003 about 2 years and I'm realy satisfied. Together with GFI MailSecurity (with Kaspersky plugin) make strong security suite.
debugged reviewed v12 Build 20060308 on Jun 23, 2006
This software changed my life. I was suicidal, and it set me free. It made me see the light. It made me find God.
Today, I can do nothing but sing the praises of this, the finest software ever devised, nay, conceived. And we all owe the fine folks at BetaNews a hearty round of applause for featuring it.
* False praise offered because if you rate a featured item below a 4, your comment will be quickly deleted.
Computer Doc reviewed v10.1 Build 20041223 on Dec 30, 2004
We use this on our X-change 2003 server. It is the bomb. Unfortunately our email domain’s has been around so long that we are on every cotton picking spam list there is. When we first installed GFI we were receiving about four to five thousand emails a day for thirty five people, with only a thousand emails being valid. We didn’t want to get rid of emails because for our business we have to receive unsolicited emails. GFI allows us to set up a junk email folder on all thirty five clients no matter which version of MS Outlook they are running. My users are happy!!! I came out smelling like a rose! The only drawback is when you first install it. You will have to train the filter for at least the first thirty days. Through the use of white list, black list, and training the Bayesian filter. We installed at version 9 and I had to admin it. GFI is at version 10.1. The new version allows you to have your users add items to the white list, black list, and Bayesian filter. The best additions to version 10.1 is the Directory Harvesting check, and the Sender Policy Framework support.
skybluesmurf reviewed v9.0 RC 1 on Aug 27, 2003
Very good program! we use it at work on our exchange 2000 server, very customizable and worth the money.
SterlingTech reviewed v2010 SR4 Build 20110812 on Aug 7, 2013
Do not use this product! If you do, despite being in good standing with your bills, you can have your service permanently disconnected without notice of any kind!
I'm the owner of an IT consulting company and I've been using this product heavily with many of my clients. One client has used the service for somewhere around 8-10 years. It used to be called Katharion before GFI purchased them. My clients are all in good standing from a billing perspective yet a few days ago, they had their service shut off without warning. The ultimate cause turned out to be a billing dispute between the reseller that sold us the service and his reseller. Very strange, but our reseller goes through another reseller before GFI. Due to this billing dispute, the top level reseller shut down all the accounts for our reseller, which included all of my clients. When I called GFI about this madness, I requested to have them bill my clients directly. Their response after much conversation was "we are not able to contract directly with customers who came to GFI from one of our partners (reseller), unless that partner (reseller) agrees to it". That a direct quote in an email from the folks at GFI.
All my clients have paid their bills to our reseller. For whatever reason, these two resellers are having a billing spat and the top level reseller has decided not to release our domains to be billed by GFI directly. The wonderful folks at GFI refuse to do anything about it because this service agreement is in place.
This service agreement is a major flaw in this product. The fact that GFI's agreements to not grant them authority to remove a client from their resellers/partners for any reason is absurd. My company is discontinuing use of all GFI products for fear of other service agreements that might be lurking.
I'm literally still in shock that this could happen. DO USE THIS SERVICE!
-Lord- reviewed v14.1 SR3 Build 20091123 on Feb 17, 2010
The combination of GFI spam/av apps, when added to the Exchange server, add terrific functionality and control that is not provided or afforded in Exchange alone. I would give GFI 10 stars if I could. If you're running an Exchange server, get GFI, you will be glad you did.
serrem reviewed v14 SR3 Beta 1 Build 20090318 on Mar 26, 2009
If this product is checking ORDB for spam, it is poorly designed. ORDB has been shut down for many months now.
jwoertz reviewed v12 Build 20080526 Beta 1 on Jun 2, 2008
No problems here. Smooth installation and it made a huge difference in our organization. Give it a little time and you'll be very happy with this product.
lance359 reviewed v12 Build 20080326 on Apr 13, 2008
I've been reviewing spam filters for our organization and I cannot believe the comments below. Of course it is nice that it has great antimalware capabilities but it does a really poor job on blocking spam! Out of the box it is horrible and I refuse to explain why the need to train the filter continuously. A Bayesian filter is kind of useless nowadays because of Bayesian poisoning and other spam tricks. Look further if you need a out of the box solution that doesn't stress your server CPU.
etmare reviewed v12 Build 20071203 on Dec 10, 2007
Great software! I'm using it on Exchange Server 2003 about 2 years and I'm realy satisfied. Together with GFI MailSecurity (with Kaspersky plugin) make strong security suite.
debugged reviewed v12 Build 20060308 on Jun 23, 2006
This software changed my life. I was suicidal, and it set me free. It made me see the light. It made me find God.
Today, I can do nothing but sing the praises of this, the finest software ever devised, nay, conceived. And we all owe the fine folks at BetaNews a hearty round of applause for featuring it.
* False praise offered because if you rate a featured item below a 4, your comment will be quickly deleted.
Computer Doc reviewed v10.1 Build 20041223 on Dec 30, 2004
We use this on our X-change 2003 server. It is the bomb. Unfortunately our email domain’s has been around so long that we are on every cotton picking spam list there is. When we first installed GFI we were receiving about four to five thousand emails a day for thirty five people, with only a thousand emails being valid. We didn’t want to get rid of emails because for our business we have to receive unsolicited emails. GFI allows us to set up a junk email folder on all thirty five clients no matter which version of MS Outlook they are running. My users are happy!!! I came out smelling like a rose! The only drawback is when you first install it. You will have to train the filter for at least the first thirty days. Through the use of white list, black list, and training the Bayesian filter. We installed at version 9 and I had to admin it. GFI is at version 10.1. The new version allows you to have your users add items to the white list, black list, and Bayesian filter. The best additions to version 10.1 is the Directory Harvesting check, and the Sender Policy Framework support.
skybluesmurf reviewed v9.0 RC 1 on Aug 27, 2003
Very good program! we use it at work on our exchange 2000 server, very customizable and worth the money.