Aloaha SPAM Rejector FAQ

• Can I install Aloaha on the same machine as the MTA?

Question:
I can telnet to port 25 but get no banner greeting. What am I doing wrong?

Answer:
Since Aloaha SPAM Rejector is a transparent SMTP Proxy you need to configure properly the forward port and forward IP. If Aloaha accepts a connection and does not get a greeting from the target machine it will not send a greeting to the sending machine.



Question:
I cannot find the old online FAQ Engine. Was it removed?

Answer:
Due to a revamp of our new Website the old online FAQ Engine will be phased out. It is still online but at a different URL. The new URL of the OLD FAQ Engine is
http://aloaha.com/mmc/faq/faq.php
Please note that this FAQ can be downloaded as PDF from
http://www.aloaha.com/download/aloaha_spam_rejector_faq.pdf



Question:
Why do I need Aloaha SPAM Rejector to protect Exchange 2003? I thought Exchange 2003 contains the IMF Filter?

Answer:
Even though the Exchange 2003 IMF Filter is a very powerful tool you must be aware that it still has its limitations. Aloaha SPAM Rejector extends the funtionallity of the IMF Filter!



Question:
Is it somehow thinkable that a malfunction of Aloaha can cause me loosing emails?

Answer:
First of all it should be noted that we have a very intensive testing process and a closed beta program for our releases. Furthermore it should be noted that one of the reasons why we developed our AntiSPAM Software as transparent Proxy was the fact that a mailfunction in a transparent SMTP Proxy cannot cause you loosing emails. The worst case scenario would be that emails arrive delayed or get rejected back to the sender. Email lossed are impossible!


Question:
Do I need .NET for Aloaha?

Answer:
Of course not. How could we expect that somebody installs .NET on such an important server as the company mailserver!



Question:
Can I protect my iMail Server with Aloaha?

Answer:
Yes, of course. Aloaha SPAM Rejector does not depend on IIS or Exchange for the reason that we feel that everybody should be able to use a good AntiSPAM Solution such as Aloaha. Not only Exchange user.



Question:
What does SPF stand for?

Answer:
SPF stands for Sender Policy Framework. Aloaha SPAM Rejector was the first Windows based AntiSPAM which supported SPF and Aloaha offered the first SPF SDK as a Windows COM Object.

Question:
Do I need IIS or Exchange to use Aloaha SPAM Rejector?

Answer:
No, IIS or Exchange is not required. That also means that you can protect every RFC compliant SMTP MTA with Aloaha



Question:
Does the Aloaha SPAM Rejector require the .NET Framework?

Answer:
No, Aloaha SPAM Rejector was designed to work even on old systems such as NT4. Furthermore we know from our customer feedback that for most administrators it is important to be able to deactivate as much as possible windows services on a sensitive server.



Question:
Recently I bumped into an advert of an software with the old name of Aloaha. Is that a rebranded version of Aloaha

Answer:
No, Aloaha SPAM Rejector has never been rebranded. It is normal nowadays that people try to copy successful software. But as we all know. A copy can never be as good as the original.



Question:
What is NoSPAMProxy? Is it still available?

Answer: 
NoSPAMProxy is the freeware ancestor of Aloaha. We decided to rename NoSPAMProxy to Aloaha in June 2004. It is not distributed officially anymore but you might find old Versions of NoSPAMProxy on shareware and freeware sites. But please note that we do not offer support anymore for very old  freeware products such as NoSPAMProxy.




Question:
Should I use Aloaha to change the Exchange 2000 SMTP Greeting?

Answer:
We always suggest to our clients to use Aloaha also to change the SMTP welcome string. Nowadays lots of viruses, spyware and other bots are automaticly scan the whole internet to collect information.


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