On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 06:39 -0700, Marc Perkel wrote: > > > rich...@buzzhost.co.uk wrote: > > > > I have to agree with LuKreme, my overnight had 446 blocked prior to RBL, > > and only 387 by RBL. Again, noted that 'Barracuda' missed 43, 35 of > > these Spamhaus caught - so for me Spamhaus is still better than > > Barracuda. Also, I was sat in on a phone conference at Barracuda last > > year where the motives were made clear; "Long term we intend to charge > > for it" (OWTTE). > > > > > > I personally think it would be a mistake if Barracuda started charging > for it. I think that as long as it's free Barracuda is generating good > will. That way they aren't seen as "The Microsoft of Spam" as some big > company that takes from the open source community and gives nothing > back. I don't think they will ever be the "Google of Spam" where most > everyone loves them but how the public feel about a company does make > a different in sales. So if someone here gets tired of doing it > themselves they might go out and buy a Barracuda server. > > I know that personally as a small fish in a big pond it works for me. > I give away a lot of stuff. But I see it as cheap advertising. And it > works. > I think the key thing that PMO was this spin BS claim:
"Barracuda RBL in first place" When clearly people have different experiences. For me *Spamhaus* kicks the butt of Barracuda. If Barracuda leaves stuff behind that Spamhaus catches, it does not make it Number 1 for me. It means it's done *half a job* Factor in pedigree too. Spamhaus will always be trusted by large ISP's and individuals. Steve Linford has made a personal crusade against spam and spammers. Barracuda, on the other hand, is owned by a former spammer, Micheal Perone. It offers white listing to people like Constant Contact and other *questionable* ESP's, and a 'bypass the BBL' option for 'customers' of emailreg.org. I don't think you can really compare the two. It's like trusting a convicted thief to look after your valuables IMHO. But this is all *OT* and has no relevance to SA. Why this list was spammed with an unscientific spin of a claim in the first instance just shows the dark hand of Barracuda at work.
