Exchange 2000 - filter on subject?

[aldi]

I've got an exchange 2k here thats pulling in pop3 mail via a pop3 proxying spam filter that rewrites the subject header... is there any way if getting exchange to filter or preferably re-route emails based on the subject header? (or another arbitrary header)?

[BliarOut]

You can filter by sender

Global Settings >Message Delivery >Properties

but I haven't found a way based on headers from the server. Unless someone knows better I think header processing is usually a client side rule.

If the proxy is rewriting the headers can't it reroute at the same time? What SW is the proxy running?

[aldi]

The spam proxy is... not quite the right tool for the job. It's a bodge of SpamAssassin running on Windows that's more designed for workstation than for server use, called 'No Spam Today!' They do a server version too which I will probably end up buying instead. I'm persuing this more out of stubborn-ness at the moment

In the mean time just been looking at modding this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/32402

But the schema referenced by one of the scrips doesnt seem to exist any more

[m12_nathan]

www.gfi.com - free version available.

[_Deejay_]

aldi said:

I've got an exchange 2k here thats pulling in pop3 mail via a pop3 proxying spam filter that rewrites the subject header... is there any way if getting exchange to filter or preferably re-route emails based on the subject header? (or another arbitrary header)?

I wrote a transport event sync the last time I had to do this.
However, my spam headers were being added in an upstream SMTP server.

As you're using POP3, you'll probably not fire a transport event though

edited to add: Just looked at those scripts you suggested and they attempt to do the same thing. They won't work either as they're only fired when a message is transmitted/recieved through SMTP and yours don't (the POP3 connector leaches them instead).

Edited by _Deejay_ on Friday 21st July 23:50

[aldi]

Arse

Looks like its outlook rules or better software...

Still anythings better than nothing (500 incoming a day, 89% spam!)

[_Deejay_]

aldi said:

Arse

Looks like its outlook rules or better software...

Still anythings better than nothing (500 incoming a day, 89% spam!)

I realise you probably won't want to pay for it, but if it were me, I'd use a managed spam/virus solution such as www.messagelabs.com or www.mailcontrol.com.

Much simpler and are brilliantly effective.

Failing that, any chance you'll move to Exchange 2003 any time soon?