Sophos Puremessage Not Updating
Also, our engineer got back to me: 'If the anti-virus installed on the exchange server is managed by sec console, the updating policy applies. Make sure that SOPHOS is set as secondary update location to be able to download puremessage spam rules.' 10.In the PureMessage Database settings dialog box, specify the database (SQL Server) where PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange will store reporting data, central quarantine, and policy configuration information. PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange will automatically detect any local SQL database instances. The folder paths where PureMessage is installed in your environment, this article uses the default: C: Program Files Sophos PureMessage Your Windows NetBIOS Domain name, this article uses DOMAIN, change this to your domain; The SQL servers which you are moving the databases to and from, in this article they are referred to as below. Current mail server is using PureMessage software which installed for spam mail filtering. The license expired since June 2016 therefore, the database engine is outdated. Hence attempt migrating from PureMessage to Sophos Central Email Gateway.
Developer(s) | Sophos |
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Operating system | Windows, Linux, NetWare, OS X, VMS, OS/2, FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, SCO OpenServer/UnixWare and Tru64. |
Type | anti-spam |
License | Proprietary |
Website | www.sophos.com |
Sophos PureMessage is an anti-spam program by Sophos plc, which is aimed primarily at corporate environments.
Sophos PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange — part of Email Security and Data Protection — blocks spam, viruses, spyware and phishing. Scanning all inbound, outbound and internal email and Exchange message stores, it proactively protects against email-borne threats, and prevents confidential data being lost.