barracudanetworks devices (and MailScanner products from Fortress)

[Tristan Rhodes]

I do not have much information, except what is posted on their website.  Perhaps a representative from Fortress could explain it better.

http://www.fsl.com/store.htm
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MailScanner Basic: Free Download. 
In addition to the binary or source distributions, our basic edition download includes some extras:

* Expanded documentation for installation and configuration 
* Configuration file examples 
* Optional packages such as DCC, Pyzor and Razor

MailScanner Enterprise Edition: Download will be available for a fee. In addition to the all of the Basic Edition features, this enhanced edition includes tools and utilities for the multiple mail scanner configurations typically required for a large enterprise:

* Centralized configuration databases for MTAs, MailScanner, SpamAssassin and User Preferences 
* Performance monitoring tools for email gateways 
* Automated reporting tools 
* Update service 
* Web Support service 

MailScanner and SpamAssassin Updates: 
Keep your email gateways current with the latest editions of MailScanner, SpamAssassin and our custom spam filtering rules. You will receive email notifications of available updates after the new releases have been thoroughly tested on our email gateways. Timely spam filter updates will be released as spammers change tactics to avoid detection. One year of this service is included in the download fee for the Enterprise Edition and will be available for a fee with the Basic Edition of MailScanner.
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I do not think the enterprise edition is available yet, and from what I can tell the basic edition is simply a list of links to download Mailscanner and its helper applications. ( Note: This list is outdated, using versions from several releases back, such as SpamAssassin 2.55)

Tristan Rhodes


>>> ryan.finnesey at CORPDSG.COM 12/11/03 10:31PM >>>
What does Mailscanner Enterprise Edition do that Basic can not do?


Ryan



-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:54 PM
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK 
Subject: Re: barracudanetworks devices

These products do scan for viruses.  It looks like they even use two
anti-virus engines...

Look at the flowchart at the bottom of this page...
http://www.barracudanetworks.com/products.php 

I agree, Mailscanner and its numerous helper applications can attain the
same functionality.  It would be nice if all the applications were
bundled up in a single package, though.

Perhaps Mailscanner Enterprise Edition from Fortress will provide this
capability when it is released???

On a side note, Mailscanner Basic Edition is listed in Network World
Fusion's Anti-spam buyers guide.  Apparently it takes a commercial
entity to be listed in this guide. :(   -  (Mailscanner Basic Edition is
free)  :)
http://www.nwfusion.com/bg/2003/spam/details.jsp?_tablename=antispam&nam 
e='MailScanner+Basic+Edition'

Also found a reference to Mailscanner Basic Edition on the SpamHelp.org
website.
http://www.spamhelp.org/software/software.php?cat=3 

I look forward to future Mailscanner-based products created by Fortress.

Tristan Rhodes

>>> Antony at SOFT-SOLUTIONS.CO.UK 12/11/03 10:56AM >>>
On Thursday 11 December 2003 5:44 pm, Errol Neal wrote:

> Anybody heard of these devices?
>
> http://www.barracudanetworks.com/products_key_features.php 
>
> I wonder how they stack up to MailScanner.

Reading from the features on their website:

> Blacklisting of websites & domains

If you can still find a working DNS RBL, MailScanner will do this.

> Keyword scanning of emails

Use the new MCP and MailScanner will do this (as well as the default
keyword/phrase checking which SpamAssassin does)

> Checksum technology

Razor, Pyzor, DCC

> Message authenticity checking

MTA reverse MX lookup.

> Blacklists and Whitelists

MailScanner does these.

> Rate controls

I seem to recall there's a new feature in MailScanner for this, even if
you're
not already doing it in sendmail.

> File type attachment blocking

MailScanner does this (I bet Barrauda does it by file extension only,
not by
file content type as well :)

I think it's interesting that they're offering an anti-spam solution
without
any mention of anti-virus - seems a strange omission?

Antony.

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