Sophos / McAfee

[Martin Hepworth]

Quentin

I've no idea - several lives ago I used to sell stuff via JISC..

maybe your purchasing dept can help out???



--
Martin Hepworth
Senior Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic Ltd
+44 (0)1865 842300

Quentin Campbell wrote:

> Martin
>
> I was not aware of that. JISC is a large organisation - who, I wonder,
> could I approach about this in the first instance? I will have a look at
> their web site to see if that provides any leads.
>
> Thanks
>
> Quentin
> ---
> PHONE: +44 191 222 8209    Computing Service, University of Newcastle
> FAX:   +44 191 222 8765    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE1 7RU.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> "Any opinion expressed above is mine. The University can get its own."
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Martin Hepworth [mailto:martinh at solid-state-logic.com]
>>Sent: 15 April 2002 13:43
>>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>>Subject: Re: Sophos / McAfee
>>
>>
>>Quentin
>>
>>Don't JISC have a deal with sophos??? Just a thought...
>>
>>
>>--
>>Martin Hepworth
>>Senior Systems Administrator
>>Solid State Logic Ltd
>>+44 (0)1865 842300
>>
>>Quentin Campbell wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I would be grateful for the _exact_ name of the Sophos anti-virus
>>>software product that is being run with MailScanner on Linux (RedHat
>>>7.2) boxes? I need this detail to pass to the person here who
>>>negotiates the purchase of software licences for this site.
>>>
>>>We are seeking an 18,000 user licence for this particular Sophos AV
>>>software and would welcome any information on what other UK
>>>
>>academic
>>
>>>sites are paying for the product. I am happy to receive this info
>>>off-line and in confidence if that is necessary.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Quentin
>>>---
>>>PHONE: +44 191 222 8209    Computing Service, University of
>>>
>>Newcastle
>>
>>>FAX:   +44 191 222 8765    Newcastle upon Tyne, United
>>>
>>Kingdom, NE1 7RU.
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>>--
>>>"Any opinion expressed above is mine. The University can
>>>
>>get its own."
>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Julian Field [mailto:jkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk]
>>>>Sent: 12 April 2002 15:16
>>>>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>>>>Subject: Re: Sophos / McAfee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>At 14:37 12/04/2002, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Try the list archives at www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/MAILSCANNER.html
>>>>>>...we've been over this a few times.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>But are the archives searchable?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Jules - how about a "which AV product should I buy" FAQ
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>question? ;)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Is that a volunteer I hear?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>I will collect people's thoughts if you want me to. But an
>>>>
>>up-to-date
>>
>>>>view of people's opinions would help. My attitude is that
>>>>
>>if you can
>>
>>>>afford Sophos then buy it, else go for F-Prot (but which version?).
>>>>--
>>>>Julian Field                Teaching Systems Manager
>>>>jkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk         Dept. of Electronics & Computer Science
>>>>Tel. 023 8059 2817          University of Southampton
>>>>                            Southampton SO17 1BJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>






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