I have zero Proofpoint experience but I'll echo what most others have said, "if you can afford it you will not be disappointed." I can say that we get essentially no spam. Also, it was easy to whitelist the few small businesses we deal with that have mis-configured mail servers who also refused to fix them.
If it is too much, I'd encourage you to eval the CanIT Pro appliance from Roaring Penguin. (it's also available as software only which could be run in a VM). ~JasonG > -----Original Message----- > From: Leedy, Andy [mailto:ale...@butlerahs.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:42 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: Ironport or Proofpoint? > > Any insights or preferences if you had to choose between Ironport or > Proofpoint? > > > > They both look like good products, but the salesmen always say their > product is superior. I wonder which one does better job at filtering and > which provides the best support. > > > > When it comes down to it, I'm looking for ease of manageability and > effectiveness of filtering. > > > > Any thoughts or insights are appreciated (even a simple vote for either > one would be helpful). > > > > Thanks, > > Andy > > > > ********************************************************************** > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information transmitted in this message is > intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may > contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, > retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information by persons > or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you > received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy all copies > of this document. Thank you. > > Butler Animal Health Supply > > ********************************************************************** > >