FW: barracudanetworks devices

[Stephen Swaney]

I would not normally post commercial product information to a support list
but Julian asked me to respond to your query.

> What does MailScanner Enterprise Edition do that Basic can not do?

The actual answer is - Nothing. There is and always will be one code tree
for MailScanner. Any improvements contributions to core MailScanner code
will remain open source.

What we are adding is:

        A web interface for configuration and user preferences
        A web interface for setting user preferences
        A MySQL database for storing configuration changes and MailWatch
data
        An LDAP backend for MailScanner and SpamAssassin configuration data
        Packaging and configuring:
                MailScanner
                SpamAssassin
                MailWatch
                LDAP
                Pyzor
                Razor
                DCC
                ClamAV

And all the supporting packages they require along with new, expanded
documentation. There will also be a very simple installation procedure and
an automated update service will be available by subscription. We plan to
ship the first produce sometime in January.

What we are doing is simply attempting to make MailScanner easier to use and
more "acceptable" to the non Linux shops and providing the commercial
support that many firms require before implementing open source software. I
think that many will be glad to hear that a substantial portion of our
business is coming from previously all Microsoft shops.

Obviously we welcome inquires but please send these to me and not clutter up
this excellent support list.

Steve

Stephen Swaney
President
Fortress Systems Ltd.
steve.swaney at fsl.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> Behalf Of Ryan Finnesey
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 12:32 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: barracudanetworks devices
>
> What does Mailscanner Enterprise Edition do that Basic can not do?
>
>
> Ryan
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> Behalf Of Tristan Rhodes
> 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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> something that no-one ever knew before.
>
> In poetry, it is the exact opposite.
>
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