Daniel wrote:

> We're currently dealing with one of these at my work, a Barracuda 300 
> box.  I'll have to say, it seems to be doing an okay filtering job for 
> spam it receives.

> -However-, I'm not sure how other boxes do things, but there's a flaw in 
> how this one's applied.  Namely, you give the box an IP, and change the 
> MX record for your domain/s to point to the spam box.  That's all fine 
> and dandy, -IF- the sending servers are honoring and sending according 
> to that MX record in DNS.  If they're sending to an FQDN or straight IP, 
> it'll go straight to the email server anyways.

I would think you could/should configure the SMTP server on that box
to only accept mail from the Barracuda, your internal network and/or
authenticated users. This should not affect your ability to send mail
from that box (if desired).

Gary V



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