AppWrap (Application Wrapper) is an IAG and UAG XML configuration file that enables manipulating HTTP responses on their way back from the backend web server to the client. In IAG 2007, approximately 30 such files existed, since each AppWrap file was used for a different type of single-application trunk (for example, one AppWrap file was used for a .. more »

Bias: Prefer Certainty (No A/S) . Throughput Scalability on 8 Core Server The CPU utilization increased 3.3% on an incoming message rate of 100 messages per second. This was relative to the baseline numbers with FPE 2010 enabled on the Exchange Edge server w/o any message hygiene. This increases the memory footprint approximately 650 MBs. Although .. more »

that is deeply integrated with Exchange and provides a 99% catch rate with less than 1 in 250,000 false positives it is easy to deploy and easy to configure and does what it is supposed to do." - The new anti-spam agent has gotten some pretty amazing results and [the] DNSBL is just as amazing. Their new backscattering option should also prevent the .. more »

It was a great TechEd in Berlin last week and a fabulous one for UAG. We got lots of positive feedback from you, our community. It is always a pleasure to meet so many of our users in one place and see the faces behind the names. I hope that those of you who attended our session got valuable information. For those who did not attend or could not .. more »

receive any updates for these retired engines. In order to make sure your Antigen and Forefront products continue to scan efficiently and effectively for malware , any customers running the AhnLab, CA, or Sophos engines must these engines before Dec. 1, 2009 and select from the new set of five engines Authentium, Kaspersky, Microsoft, Norman and V.. more »

Listed below are issues resolved with this rollup release: receive any updates for these retired engines. In order to make sure your Antigen and Forefront products continue to scan efficiently and effectively for malware , any customers running the AhnLab, CA or Sophos engines must these engines before Dec. 1, 2009 and select from the new set of f.. more »

Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint is the next generation of Forefront Security for SharePoint.   We are currently recruiting customers to join our TAP program for this product. By participating in the Forefront TAP program, you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to this new release prior to general availability. In addition you w.. more »

We have been receiving questions about our support for Windows Server 2008 R2, so we would like to clarify the information about our support for the release. The following products are designed to be compatible with Windows Server 2008 R2: Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server (FPE) Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for S.. more »

TechEd Europe 2009 in Berlin is just around the corner! For those attending the conference, there will be two UAG sessions, and a hands-on lab, as follows: In these sessions we will unveil and explain the cool and powerfull new features of UAG 2010 along with detailed demos. Well also have a stand in the Security, Identity, and Access zone at the .. more »

The Forefront Server team is pleased to announce that Antigen 8 for SharePoint Service Pack 1 and Antigen 8 for IM Service Pack 1 are now available for download.  It is important for customers to upgrade to these service pack releases before the AV engine mix is changed on December 1st, 2009 (as announced on July 1st, 2009).  Previous builds of th.. more »

Additionally, the Antigen 8 for IM and Antigen 8 for SharePoint products will also eventually reach their own End of Life dates, and you will also have to migrate off of these products and onto supported versions. 9.0 using a management tool, follow these steps: 9.0 installation package, and save it to a temporary folder. 9.0 installation package .. more »

I hope you survived my last blog post about IPv6. Today Im joined by a fellow member of the UAG team: Max Braitmaiere, who is a software design engineer in the UAG DirectAccess team, Max designed many of the UAG DirectAccess specific features. Lets discuss today the certificate configuration in UAG DirectAccess. Lets go over the difference between .. more »

receive any updates for these retired engines. In order to make sure your Antigen and Forefront products continue to scan efficiently and effectively for malware , any customers running the AhnLab, CA, or Sophos engines must these engines before Dec. 1, 2009 and select from the new set of five engines Authentium, Kaspersky, Microsoft, Norman, and V.. more »

You Do Not Have Enough Disk Space to Install When attempting to install the e-Gap 3.6 version software, you might receive an insufficient disk space error even though there is plenty of hard drive space: "There is not enough space on drive C:\ to extract this package. Please free up x MB and click Retry This situation is also applicable to other .. more »

uag - Unified Access Gateway Ok, this time its going to be a long dive, hold your breath :) Ill skip my usual grandiose introduction, since there are many things I want to share today Oh, a quick note before I start, I had a discussion about UAG and DirectAccess with Stephen Bowie, which was recorded on TechNet Edge. If youre looking for a little .. more »

Secured messaging has just become easier with the RC0 version of Forefront UAG. Additional authentication methods are supported out of the box, simplifying the publishing process of back-end services, particularly Exchange mail. Configure pre-authentication of Exchange mail applications, with no impact on the end-users, providing a seamless .. more »

After working with the beta release for some time, you feel it’s time to move on… to RC0 :) The problem is you already have your whole environment up and running using the beta… what do you do? It’s pretty simple actually. With UAG RC0 you can migrate your server settings from UAG Beta 2. This is done with the new UAG Configuration Upgrade Utility .. more »

Backscatter is a problem that has been known to the messaging community for a long time.  In essence, backscatter is a DSN (Delivery Status Notification) delivered to a recipient who never sent the original mail in the first place.  While the DSN itself is perfectly legitimate and valid notification initiated by a reputable MTA, it has been sent to.. more »

So we promised you RC0... Now it's here! Check out the previous post to read a bit about the new features we introduced. Click to get the bits:       Download We value your thoughts and ideas Your feedback is important to us! We use it to continue improving our product so that it will best serve your needs. You can provide feedback through our for.. more »

From the producers of Forefront UAG Beta, we're proud to present you with (drum roll…)   Forefront UAG Release Candidate 0!!!   Over the last couple of months we've been listening to your feedback and working on incorporating it into UAG. We put an increased focus into improving overall product quality, and streamlining and simplifying the initi.. more »