Here are a few 'off the top of the head' answers from the engineering manager for PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange (PME):
When you install PureMessage, Sophos Anti-Virus is also installed (if not already present) and on-access virus scanning starts automatically. However, PureMessage excludes certain Microsoft Exchange and IIS folders from virus scanning as recommended by Microsoft. When PureMessage is uninstalled these exclusions are not removed. PureMessage installs Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 as a prerequisite, because of which you may experience issues with components related to Exchange.
- Yes, PME will send an email to users summarizing messages that have been caught by the spam filter.
- PME is supported on Exchange Server 2003 and 2013. However, they are two different product versions. It is possible to import settings from the old version into the new version, but the process is not always 100% accurate, so it requires manual checking of the settings after the import.
- You can apply policies to specific mailboxes or groups (Active Directory or custom). I'm interpreting here, but I believe this means that PME will be 'on' for the entire server, but you could essentially disable any type of protection for users that aren't in the sandbox group.
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If you have any questions about how to configure or implement any of this, I'd recommend the documentation (as you noted) or contacting product support. Good luck with the implementation!
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