

Post installation will ask to specify the DNS server to be used for the domain lookup and SMTP server configuration.

Just make sure all system requirement and pre-requisites are in place.

All you need to do is DoubleClick on the installable file and the installation window will walk you through the further steps. Though there are nearly 20 steps in the installation (includes pre-installation, installation and post-installation steps), it is a very easy and simple process. NOTE: GFI MailEssentials supports Exchange, Lotus Notes, and other SMTP-based solutions, providing multi-engine spam filtering, anti-phishing protection, and business policy administration. MailEssentials from GFI is an admirable anti-spam solution that has won numerous awards. There are varieties of solutions available in market to achieve this. It is very much essential to keep our environment safe and secure. Restart the Microsoft Exchange Transport service.As we all know today’s businesses face a lot of issues related to SPAM and MALWARE infected emails.

Once complete, re-run the commandlet Get-TransportAgent to get the registered transport agents and confirm that they are all now disabled. Note: You'll receive a confirmation on whether you want to perform the action, select Yes on each prompt. Stop the GFI Transport Agents by running the following cmdlets:ĭisable-TransportAgent GfiAsRtSubmittedAgentĭisable-TransportAgent GfiAsRtRoutedAgent Note: If running MailEssentials 2012, the GfiAv- agents (responsible for the EmailSecurity portion) will also be listed: The status of the enabled GFI MailEssentials agents is displayed as follows: Verify that IIS Admin, SMTP, and the World Wide Web Publishing Services have all restarted. Note: Two sets of stop_snks.cmd will be present in the folders GFI\MailEssentials\Antispam and GFI\MailEssentials\EmailSecurity in the MailEssentials 2012). A greenindicator confirms that email processing is currently Enabled.Ĭlick on the Disable button and accept the prompt to restart the IIS Admin Serviceĭouble-click stop_snks.cmd file for executing instructions to unbind the sinks. Navigate to Start > Programs > GFI MailEssentials > GFI MailEssentials Switchboard.Ĭlick on the Troubleshooting tab. The automatic way through the Switchboard is recommended. MailEssentials can be temporarily disabled and enabled in two ways. This article provides the procedure to temporarily Enable or Disable MailEssentials Processing in order to isolate issues that are suspected to be unrelated to MailEssentials. When troubleshooting mail flow issues, it is sometimes necessary to enable/disable email processing without having to uninstall MailEssentials
