Re: Barracuda Spam Filter

[Tristan RHODES <TristanRhodes () WEBER EDU>]

Here is free application that automatically installs antispam and
antivirus protections on an email gateway server, running CentOS linux
or RedHat ES.

http://www.fsl.com/products/fsmg.html

If you want to buy support or installation services, the company that
makes this software can provide those services.

Tristan

> > > dfox2 () SU EDU wrote on 07/28/05 6:29 AM:
> Here is the best site I found for instructions on setting up a spam
> filtering system..
>
> http://www.freespamfilter.org/
>
> The instructions were so clear and step by step even a person with
> limited Linux knowledge, like me, could follow them and make it
work.
> Danny
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Parker, Ron [mailto:Ron.Parker () BRAZOSPORT EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 14:44
> Subject: Re: Barracuda Spam Filter
>
> Exactly. We went with an outsourced solution several years ago when
spam
> really exploded and we just didn't have the staff time or energy to
take
> on a project involving open source software on Linux. I would have
> greatly preferred to do it ourselves but it just wasn't feasible.
This
> fall (pending budget approval) I'll be looking to replace our
outsourced
> solution with something better and cheaper because we are greatly
> expanding the number of e-mail accounts we provide and the
outsourced
> solution  will be too expensive. Barracuda is one of the things I'll
be
> looking at. Some of the information I've seen the past few days make
it
> sound like they have some work to do in terms of the way they
provide
> support and how up to date their software loads are. I like their
idea
> because it SHOULD save me some grief over building the box myself
and
> keeping it up to date.
>
> What would really be nice would be for someone on this list to
provide a
> cookbook on how to set up one of these Spam Assassin boxes from
scratch.
> Something probably exists so just a pointer to it would be fine. I
agree
> that these things are not hard to build if you have a few pointers
to
> guide you. Unfortunately, most of the time the information you need
is
> on 30 different web sites and isn't always up to date. Then, if you
> aren't an experienced Unix sysadmin, you get stuck because a file
> permission isn't right or there's a simple error in an install
script.
> The clustered setup that someone mentioned this morning sounds
> intriguing and it would be interesting to see what's involved in
doing
> that.
>
> --
> Ron Parker, Director of Information Technology, Brazosport College
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hall, Rand [mailto:rand () MERRIMACK EDU]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:56 PM
> > To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> > Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Barracuda Spam Filter
> >
> > > This is a classic build vs. buy issue.
> >
> > > The 'cuda is perfectly wonderful product for those who don't
> > have the
> > > privilege of a staff such as ours, or have money to throw at the
> > > problem.
> >
> > I think Barracuda's primary competitive feature is price. At
> > Postini's price point I build. At Barracuda's I buy. Buy a
> > server, get up to speed on SpamAssasin, write a client, etc
> > and I quickly decide that I have better things to do.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Rand
>
>
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