Exchange 2007 Transport Rules

 Executive Summary:

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003’s and Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server’s messaging architectures make compliance with legislation and other regulatory requirements difficult.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007’s transport rules feature makes compliance with legislation and other regulatory requirements easier.

You can use Microsoft’s Exchange 2007 Management Console (EMC) or Microsoft Exchange Management Shell (EMS) commands to create Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 transport rules.

Since the financial and other corporate scandals such as Enron that occurred around 2000, organizations are under increased pressure to comply with legislative and other regulatory requirements. Many companies must comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s audit requirements; financial companies are required to comply with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations; and state and local governments often must comply with freedom of information legislation. In addition, various governments around the world have imposed requirements, such as the European Union (EU) directive that requires companies to include corporate information in all outgoing messages. Because more communication is electronic than ever before, email systems are under increasing scrutiny. Complying with regulations is often difficult in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange 2000 Server environment. Exchange Server 2007 introduces transport rules that make compliance easier. . . .