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How can I
change the IMAP4 banner seen when
connecting to my Exchange server?
MS KB
article
303513 has more:
When you
connect to an Exchange 2000/2003 server
with the Internet Message Access
Protocol (IMAP) you receive a banner
that is similar to the following:
Note: The IMAP4
banner has another function. Read Remote
Version Checking through
SMTP/POP3/IMAP4.
Note: You may also
want to Change the POP3 Banner or Change
the SMTP Banner.
WARNING: If you use the ADSI Edit
snap-in, the LDP utility, or any other
LDAP version 3 client, and you
incorrectly modify the attributes of
Active Directory objects, you can cause
serious problems. These problems may
require you to reinstall Microsoft
Windows 2000/2003 Server, Microsoft
Exchange 2000/2003 Server, or both.
Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems
that occur if you incorrectly modify
Active Directory object attributes can
be solved. Modify these attributes at
your own risk.
This may
be an issue if you do not want the
version of the IMAP4 service that is
running on your server to be displayed.
To remove the version information from
the Exchange 2000/2003 POP3 banner,
follow these steps:
Note:
The following screenshots were taken on
a Windows Server 2003 computer running
Exchange 2003. I bet you can find your
way on a similar W2K + E2K computer.
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Using
a metabase editing tool such as
MetaEdit or Metabase Explorer,
locate the following file:
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Click
Edit, click New, and then click
String.
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Verify
that the entry in the ID box is
Other, and then type 49884 (decimal)
on the right side of the ID box.
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In the
Data box, type the banner that you
want to be displayed. Or, if you're
using Windows Server 2003 and the
IIS 6.0 version of Metaedit, double
click the new value you've added and
enter the text you want to be
displayed.
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Stop,
and then restart the IMAP4 virtual
server or the IMAP4 service.
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To
confirm that the banner has been
changed, telnet to port 143 of the
virtual server (the default
setting). The original banner should
no longer be displayed.
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