DOCUMENT:Q247296  14-SEP-2001  [exchange]
TITLE   :XFOR: How to Filter Messages with Empty From Line
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER::5.5 SP2
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 SP2 
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SUMMARY
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Some messages that come in to Exchange Server from the Internet Mail Service may
contain an empty From line. This article describes how to use the filtering
option that is provided with Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and later
to discard these messages.

MORE INFORMATION
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To use the filtering option:

1. Start the Exchange Server Administrator program.

2. Locate the Connections container in the site that contains the Internet Mail
   Service.

3. Open the properties of the Internet Mail Service.

4. Click the Connections tab, and then click Message Filtering.

5. Click Add, and then type a single period in the Domain/User box.

6. Stop and restart the Internet Mail Service.

The filtering option is available in the Exchange Server Administrator program in
Exchange Server 5.5 SP2 and later. For additional information, click the article
number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q193926 XFOR: TURFDIR Must Be Manually Created for Message Filtering

   Q197289 XFOR: Internet Mail Service May Not Save Turfed Messages or Saves
   Them to an Unexpected Location

Additional query words: Turf IMC readme IMS

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange550SP2
Version           : :5.5 SP2
Issue type        : kbhowto

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