Re: email gateway appliance for antivirus and antispam for 3-5k?

["Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff () gmail com>]

On 5/18/07, jpippin <jpippin () gmail com> wrote:
> I know this has been covered several ways over the years, but searching my
> archives isn't bringing up what I need. Maybe some of you can help. I want
> to purchase a hardware appliance to take the "Edge Transport" role for my
> soon-to-be-installed E2K7 server. I want to know all the options and narrow
> it down to three or four. So please share opinions and experince on devices
> that meet the following requirements:
>
> - Hardware only. I don't care if I have to install management software, just
> don't want it on the server. I'm a big fan of decomposed architecture.
> - Anti-Spam AND Anti-Virus solution (excludes companies like Barracuda).
> - Less than $5k for 3 years TCO. I don't care if the box is $3k or $5k as
> long as maintenance and subscriptions keep the total under $5k.
> - Anywhere from 25 to 100 user device is fine.
>
> Possibilities so far (feel free to comment):
> IronPort C100
> Sophos ES1000
> Fortinet Fortimail
>
> Thanks in advance.

Open to OSS? Try a box running Linux/FreeBSD and Maia Mailguard. Yours
for the cost of the hardware and your time.

Kurt