"Intention Analysis"

[am.lists]

On 3/2/07, Hugo van der Kooij <hvdkooij at vanderkooij.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Mar 2007, am.lists wrote:
>
> > On 3/1/07, Hugo van der Kooij <hvdkooij at vanderkooij.org> wrote:
> >>  I am a restricted in my statements in this matter as I have actuall access
> >>  to them for support activities. So I will not go in details here!
> >
> > Usually, having access to support <> being under an NDA. If you're not
> > under NDA, then by all means, please share. If you are under NDA,
> > please share off-list. :-) Just kidding, of course.
>
> Most of it is under NDA. But at times there seems to be conflict between
> NDA and GPL in my view.
>
> >> Having said that I do not have a Barracuda at home but I do run
> >> MailScanner. With MailWatch added I have the main functionality for the
> >> rest of the family added.
> >
> > Are you saying that minus the Barracuda, but with MS/MW, your opinion
> > is that you have equivalent (or near-equivalent) functionality?
>
> The Barracuda solution is fine for those networks whose admins find
> clicking on the right spots in exchange is a challenge. It has a decent
> set of tools and it is actively maintained so at present I find it is the
> best boxed solution you can find with a reasonably good track record.
>
> If you really know what you are doing and have the time to babysit your
> own solution then building your own solution with proper defense in depth
> is likely to do at least slightly better. Mainly becuase you are investing
> significant time to optimize for your own network and users.
>
> If you happen to have the right people on an IT staff the homebrew
> solution is the best in all likelyhood. Given the fact that the average
> company does not have the required skill levels they need to fall back to
> a vendor to do the job for them.
>
> Hugo.
>

Hugo,

This was a very fair, informative, and insightful response. I truly
appreciate it.

Thanks again.

Angelo