As a preliminary before testing, you can take screen shots of every configurable category in ASSP, 2x preferably since it has more features, print them out, make a file and sit half an hour - an hour with your boss explaining what everything does for filtering, and how most of those expensive solutions don't come close to it. That oughta do the trick, I hope!
On a side note, if you take the option of installing it on Ubuntu, why not replace exchange with a decent linux mail server as well? Then you'll only need 1 machine... On 11/13/2009 6:31 PM, Greybear wrote: > Thanks for all answers, you gave me good ideas :) > > The biggest problem is mentioned by Andrew: too many people out there > thinking free=not good. > > I cannot just set it up and give it a try, because it's not our system, it's > one of our clients', and we bill every hour. I need to get approval for the > expense - the client is convicable, my boss is a harder thing... > > Thanks for all, again. > BTW: OUTBOUND spam is not an issue here... SMTP is forbidden to all hosts > except Exchange (SBS, btw), and exchange didn't send out spam - double > checked it. Thanks for the GUI link - I know Logparser for some time now and > he's one of my best friends :) > > Greybear > > 2009/11/13 GrayHat<gray...@gmx.net> > > > >>> We have a custumer with a huge spam problem. It seems they get >>> ~30.000 emails per day and ~80-85 percent of it is spam. >>> Right now they're using Exchange 2007 with Forefront as a spam filter, >>> but too much spam gets through and it seems Forefront is off it's >>> limits. >>> >> [...] >> >> The MAIN problems in most of these cases is to obtain a CLEAR >> view of the "network" (meaning number/location of clients and so on) >> and gathering infos to understand if that network (and those servers) >> are ACTIVELY sending spam and/or if any client has been "r00ted" >> see, before starting a "cure" you'll have to learn as well as possible >> all the "symptoms of the disease" then, having a clear picture of the >> whole issue you may move on and take the appropriate steps :) >> >> For example, the latest v2 has a quite cool mechanism to help >> avoiding OUTBOUND spam (or at least getting ALERTS about >> such an issue) ... but before jumping in barefoot it would be advisable >> to gather as much infos as possible and getting a "grip" on the whole >> issue; that would help a LOT >> >> Also, and since you're talking about exchange, I'd suggest you to >> pick this critter >> >> http://www.lizardl.com/PageHtml.aspx?lng=2&PageId=18&PageListItemId=17 >> >> and use it to load/parse/analyze the exchange logs (and the SMTP >> ones btw); it may help you better understanding the terms of the issue >> and possibly putting down a plan >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day >> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus >> on >> what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with >> Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >> _______________________________________________ >> Assp-user mailing list >> Assp-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Assp-user mailing list Assp-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user
