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NOTE
Keep note of the configured path for reference.
d. Select MESynchAgent virtual directory and from the Features View, double click SSL Settings.
e. Disable the Require SSL checkbox and click Apply.
f. Return to the Features View of the newly added virtual directory and double click Authentication.
g. Ensure that only Basic Authentication is enabled, while the other options are disabled.
h. Right click Basic Authentication and click Edit… to specify the Default Domain and Realm of the
username and password used for authentication by the slave machines. Click OK and Apply.
i. Return to the Features View of MESynchAgent virtual directory and double click BITS Uploads.
j. Select Allow clients to upload files and select Use default settings from parent. Click Apply.
IIS 6.0
a. From Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager console, right click on the default website and
select New > Virtual Directory.
b. In the Virtual Directory Creation Wizard key in MESynchAgent as an alias for the virtual
directory and click Next.
c. Specify a path where to store the contents for this virtual directory and click Next.
NOTE
Keep note of the configured path for reference.
d. Select Read and Write checkboxes and uncheck all other checkboxes. Click Next and click Finish.
e. Right click MESynchAgent virtual directory and select Properties.
f. Select Directory Security tab and in the Authentication and access control group click Edit.
g. In Authenticated access group check Basic Authentication and specify Default domain and Realm
of the username and password used for authentication by the slave machines.
NOTE
Ensure that all other checkboxes are unchecked.
h. Click OK.
i. Select the BITS Server Extension tab and select Allow clients to transfer data to this virtual
directory.
j. Click OK to close the virtual directory dialog properties.
Step 2: Configure the GFI MailEssentials master server
1. From the master server, go to <GFI MailEssentials installation
path>\GFI\MailEssentials\AntiSpam\ and open mesentcfg.msc.