Not only that but who wants to beta test the @#$# thing for them right now:) Scott's is proven and it works without hardly any server overhead or glitches that can tell. No, even if it were cheap I would not be in the first round of customer releases.:)
Patti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:52 AM Subject: [Declude.Virus] MISSING_REVERSE_DNS:New IMail Anti-Virus ad Declude > As someone who has used Imail for many years and begged to > have an integrated antivirus solution for several years in > the Imail forum, we have been very grateful to Scott and > Declude for such wonderful add-on products that have achieved > this for us. Len too came up with a popular method is due credit > much as well. I wish to personally thank both for their > substantial help over the years here with Imail. > > Now after I begged for this solution for years, and Imail > just sits there on their hands, they now introduce a new > intergrated solution today charging thousands just like the > big antivirus companies, instead of partnering with Declude > for more rational ethical solutions, with more features, at > the fraction of the costs. > > http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/IMail_Server/antivirus.html > > I don't know who John Korsak, Product Marketing Manager > for IMail Server is, but his announcement this morning of > this limited featured product for substantially greater > cost is rediculous. I don't know about the rest of the long > time Imail users, like me, feel, but this is about as > offensive as it gets. As far as I am concerned we were going > to dump Imail until Scott made Declude. I am sure I am not > alone in this consideration. I've been in professional > marketing for some 25 years and I've never witnessed anything > quite like this. > > Seeing the absurdity of this, I would not blame Scott or Len > for stopping any and all Imail add-on development. We were > going to upgrade to Imail 7.x but have now decided not to do > this. We may well begin searching for a solution where we > can deal with people who don't pull these rediculous marketing > ploys and stave off valuable add-on development. > > Does any one here really want to spend $7,850 for a product > that has half the features of Declude at $795? Who's kidding > who? It seems very obvious Ipswitch wants to get some 'big > hits' on naive buyers rather than simply work with great > add-on people like Scott and Len who have been of invaluable > help to Ipswitch, the users of Imail, and its community while > Ipswitch simply sat silently on their laurals for years > putting out features that had no comparison what-so-ever to > the importance of anti-virus in email. > > I was just the personal guest of senior editors at Ziff Davis > Media in NYC last week discussing the related subjects of > desktop and email security. Perhaps I should recommend an > article on the 'great anti-virus rip-off' where companies > like Declude and Frisk should be given far more credit for > their honest and rational solutions? > > -- > Roger Heath > > advanced internet desktop: www.activatordesk.com > antivirus antispam email : www.activatormail.com > master internet index : www.infogrid.com > > This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". You can E-mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web > site at http://www.declude.com . > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.303 / Virus Database: 164 - Release Date: 11/24/01 This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com .
