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Re: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to an Alternative?
From: "proth () cnsny net" <proth () cnsny net>
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:55:52 -0400
Andrew, We use and offer Postini - a front end service. Postini is a anti virus and spam filter, and can spool mail if your circuits are down. Postini is a Google company and works like a charm. If you need more information please contact me offline proth () cnsny net Paul Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Andrew Kirch" <trelane () trelane net> Date: Sat, Apr 9, 2011 10:39 am Subject: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to an Alternative? To: "John Palmer (NANOG Acct)" <nanog2 () adns net>, <nanog () nanog org> John, My suggestion isn't _QUITE_ an appliance, but it works very well and I've been exceptionally happy with it. It's a distribution of linux controlled via a web interface that does far more than just mail filtering (at which it is both flexible and adept). Take a look at http://www.clearfoundation.com/Software/overview.html. The hardware requirements shouldn't be too insane, and the rules updates/subscriptions for the various services are all month to month, and not a bucket of insane. Andrew On 4/8/2011 11:51 PM, John Palmer (NANOG Acct) wrote:
OK, its been a year since my Barracuda subscription expired. The unit still stops some spam. I figured that I would go and see what they would do if I tried to renew my subscription EXACTLY one year after it expired. Would their renewal website say "Oh, you are at your anniversary date", and renew me for a year? No such luck: They want me to PAY FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR for which I did NOT receive service and then for the current (upcoming year). Sorry - I don't allow myself to be ripped off like that. Sorry Barracuda - you get no money from me and I'll tell everyone I know about this policy of yours. I posted an article about this unscrupulous practice on my blog last year at http://www.john-palmer.net/wordpress/?p=46 My question is - does anyone have any suggestions for another e-mail appliance like the Barracuda Spam Firewall that doesn't try to charge their customers for time not used. I should be able to shut off the unit for a year or whatever and simply renew from the point that I re-activate the unit instead of having to pay for back-years that I didn't use. Thanks
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- Re: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to an Alternative? proth () cnsny net (Apr 09)
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- RE: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to an Alternative? Ray Corbin (Apr 10)
- RE: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to an Alternative? gord (Apr 11)
- Re: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? Michael Painter (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Kevin Oberman (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Todd Lyons (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) John Levine (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Jay Ashworth (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Michael DeMan (Apr 11)
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- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Tim Chown (Apr 11)
- RE: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to an Alternative? gord (Apr 11)