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Anti-Spam Utilities for Exchange and SMTP Servers

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Last reviewed on February 18, 2016

Server-side Anti-Spam Filters

Some of these anti-spam utilities scan the email as it is processed through the SMTP server and will work with any mail server. Others will only work with Exchange server.

 

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CodeTwo Exchange Rules Pro

CodeTwo Exchange Rules Pro goes beyond standard transport rules on Microsoft Exchange 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010 or 2007 and lets you fully control mail flow, filter messages as well as add signatures and branding to your business emails. It gives you everything Exchange offers plus a lot of advanced features Exchange is missing, which admins consider a must-have in their daily work. Quickly create email forwarding rules for groups, set up auto-responders, filter or block incoming and outgoing messages, control email contents, rewrite sender's addresses, tag messages, add signatures and disclaimers, and more.

Exclaimer Address Tagging for Exchange

Exclaimer Address Tagging for Microsoft Exchange 2013/2010/2007 is the only software of its kind to allow users to create any number of disposable email addresses for Exchange. This feature is currently available in Gmail, Yahoo Mail, iCloud and Outlook.com, but has never been a part of Exchange. Address Tagging for Exchange lets users create and manage any number of temporary email addresses without involving the Exchange System Administrator. Easily identify who you are giving your email address to. 30 day trial.

Hexamail Guard

Hexamail Guard is a server based anti-spam solution for MS Exchange Server and SBS. It ensures a near perfect spam capture rate whilst allowing a flexible configuration to suit any antispam requirement from a small business right up to an ISP. Server spam filtering eliminates the requirement for desktop installation and updates preventing spam, virus and malware from even reaching your mailserver.

Hexamail Nexus

Hexamail Nexus acts as an intelligent email gateway for your incoming and outgoing mail. Analyzing received and sent e-mail, it can reroute, monitor, alert, block, filter spam, virus and malware, and audit all email traffic. For example you could begin with just advanced email rerouting, and later you can add antivirus or antispam protection, alerting, blocking or monitoring and analysis modules. Providing you with an intelligent messaging platform which you can plug modules as the need arises.

SPAMfighter Exchange Module (SEM)

SPAMfighter Exchange Module (SEM) is an easy-to-use and configurable Spam Filter and Antivirus for Exchange Server 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016.

Vamsoft ORF (Open Relay Filter)

ORF integrates with Exchange and the IIS SMTP Service to filter email using domain and URL blacklists (DNSBLs and SURBLs). It also supports Attachment Filtering, with the option to quarantine, reject, or neutralize using attachment replacement; Greylisting (an aggressive, but efficient anti-spam technique); Reverse DNS-based sender validation; Keyword Blacklist (supports regular expressions); HELO Blacklist with standard conformance check; email Character Set Blacklist; Honeypot/Spamtrap support. Version 6.7

VIPRE Email Security for Exchange

Email security software for Exchange featuring world-class antivirus, antispam, and a powerful, granular attachment filter.

Anti-Spam Utilities for Exchange and SMTP Servers was last modified: February 18th, 2016 by Diane Poremsky

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About Diane Poremsky

A Microsoft Outlook Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 1999, Diane is the author of several books, including Outlook 2013 Absolute Beginners Book. She also created video training CDs and online training classes for Microsoft Outlook. You can find her helping people online in Outlook Forums as well as in the Microsoft Answers and TechNet forums.

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