Enable or Disable Sender ID

 

Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

By default, Sender ID is enabled on the Edge Transport server role for inbound messages that come from the Internet but aren't authenticated. These messages are handled as external messages.

Looking for other management tasks related to anti-spam and antivirus features? Check out Managing Anti-Spam and Antivirus Features.

Note

The Sender ID agent is the underlying agent for Sender ID functionality. It's important to understand that when you perform the following procedures, the Sender ID functionality is enabled or disabled, but the underlying Sender ID agent is still enabled. To disable the underlying Sender ID agent, run the Disable-TransportAgent cmdlet.

Prerequisites

• Review Understanding Anti-Spam and Antivirus Functionality to understand the general strategy for configuring all anti-spam agents so that they work together efficiently for your organization.

• Read Understanding Sender ID.

Use the EMC to enable or disable Sender ID

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Anti-spam features" entry in the Transport Permissions topic.

1. Open the EMC on the Edge Transport server.

2. In the console, click Edge Transport.

3. In the work pane, click the Anti-spam tab, and then select Sender ID.

4. In the action pane, click Enable or Disable as appropriate.

Use the Shell to enable or disable Sender ID

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Anti-spam features" entry in the Transport Permissions topic.

This example enables Sender ID.

Set-SenderIDConfig -Enabled $true

This example disables Sender ID.

Set-SenderIDConfig -Enabled $false

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