Installation instructions

10  Installing GFI MailSecurity GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP
installation mode is the way that GFI MailSecurity accesses/gathers
the list of email users for generating its scanning rules and
notifications.
System requirements
To install GFI MailSecurity you need:
 Windows Server 2008/2003 (x32 or x64 Edition) or Windows 2000
Professional/Server/Advanced Server (Service Pack 1 or higher)
or Windows XP
NOTE: Since the version of Internet Information Services (IIS)
included in Windows XP is limited to serving only 10 simultaneous
client connections, installing GFI MailSecurity on a machine
running Windows XP could affect its performance.
 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, 2003, 2000 (SP1), 5.5, 5, 4, or
Lotus Notes 4.5 and up, or any SMTP/POP3 mail server
NOTE 1: If you are installing on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007,
you need to have either an Edge Server Role, Hub Transport Role
or Mailbox Server Role and Hub Transport Server Role installed.
GFI MailSecurity cannot be installed on a Microsoft Exchange
2007 machine with only Mailbox Server Role installed.
NOTE 2: When using Small Business Server, ensure you have
installed Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2000 and Service
Pack 1 for Exchange Server 2003.
 Microsoft .Net framework 2.0
 MSMQ – Microsoft Messaging Queuing Service
 Internet Information Services (IIS) (x32 or x64 Edition) – SMTP
service and World Wide Web service
NOTE: If installing on a Microsoft Exchange 2007 machine, the IIS
SMTP service is not required, since it has its own built in SMTP
server.
 Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8
IMPORTANT: Disable anti-virus software from scanning the GFI
MailSecurity directories. Anti-virus products are known to both
interfere with normal operation as well as slow down any software that
requires file access. In fact, Microsoft does not recommend running
file-based anti-virus software on the mail server. For more information,
please refer to http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID001559.
IMPORTANT: GFI MailSecurity directories should never be backed up
using backup software.
Hardware requirements
The hardware requirements for GFI MailSecurity are:
 Pentium 4 (or equivalent) - 2Ghz
 512MB RAM
 1.5 GB of physical disk space