This is an age old argument....keep it inhouse or outsource ? Outsource works very well as long as you have the right kind of (good match) outsource partner, and in-house works well is you are looking for full control and have extra available manpower to spare.
Keep in mind that out-source does not have to be an end-all type of solution. There are a few other great outsource Anti-Spam/Anti-Virus provider. We used Postini for a long time, however a few years back they forced us to change to a different provider, when they had decided to change their business model and 'shove' a ridiculus contract down our throat. It turns out, it was the best thing that happed to us. We ended up using Katharion, which has been more accurate then Postini's service and the folks there have been excellent in providing assitance, and best of all the cost is a fraction of Postini. Another new but mature provider in the market space is TuCows, I personally do not have experience with their service but have heard good things about them. In our case, we ended up looking at the total cost of outsource vs the cost of inhouse solutions + manhours required to optimize and maintain.......we came up with a figure of $6000-$7000/yes (approx $500/month), as long as the total cost of the outsource was less than this, the it was not worth bringing it inhouse. Additionally we are also able to re-coup some of this expense by being able to sell the filtering as a service to corporate customers. Regards. Faisal Imtiaz -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Muto Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 9:00 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] alternative to Barracuda That still puts pressure on the system resources. As a wireless provider you have enough on your plate to deal with. Options include, outsourcing email with integrated spam/virus (AS/AV) with IMAP/POP3/Webmail options, or outsource the AS/AV and take the load off of your systems. Your current mail system is there for backup should you ever need it, if you outsource email. We have some clients that split between the two by e.g., keeping their appliance, in this case Barracuda and outsourcing additional AS/AV and email. Barracuda needs to upgrade their 300/400 units with Gigabit Ethernet, IMO. Instead of selling higher priced models or additional units to cover the amount of load even for the under 500 user systems. Frank Muto www.SecureEmailPlus.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] alternative to Barracuda > UPDATE > > I just got done messing with that Untangled garbage. It has absolutely no > way to configure anything. It is basically setup so all you have to do is > plug it in line as a bridge and "hope" that it does what you want cause you > can't configure it for crap. > > So back to the "cuda." I tell you that I have turned off the use of the > Barracuda black list and only use the zen.spamhaus.org BL and it is taking > care of about 95% of the spam. If anyone is looking to do some basic spam > filtering on the el-cheapo I would highly recommend some kind of box that > all it does is checks the zen.spamhaus.org blacklist. Wish I Would have > figured that out before I gave my money to the "cuda." > > Thing is with a "cuda" you gotta keep feeding it (money) or it will become > un-loyal and run away from you. > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Rogelio > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 2:18 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] alternative to Barracuda > > Kurt Fankhauser wrote: >> Has anyone used this spam firewall? http://www.untangle.com >> <http://www.untangle.com/> it is free to install on any server. I have a >> Barracuda SF200 and this thing is making me angry. It is so slow I don't >> even bother trying to log into it. It times out constantly and is so >> un-responsive. When it does work it takes a min of 30 seconds to change >> pages and that's when it is working properly. Its not overloaded I only > got >> <200 email addresses and its rated for 500. > > I would seriously stay away from untangle as an ISP-level solution. > > Sure, it's cool if you're a small shop with no budget, but this is not > something that you want to mess with. > > I'm guessing (because you're asking this question on this list) that are > looking for something easy. If so, seriously consider doing the Postini > thing like others have suggested. I would recommend several other > managed Barracuda solutions I've tried, but honestly, I've never had > with them the seamless experience I've had with Postini. > > Or...build your own solution! > > Like I said in an earlier email, Qmailtoaster is solid > > http://www.qmailtoaster.org/ > > You can easily have it forward to other boxes, and it's an excellent > (IMO) "first defense" solution for those who are budget conscious and > willing to put in some (but not too much) elbow grease to fix their problem. > > Their listserv is good, in my opinion. The people I've talked to there > have been quite helpful. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! 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