We're nonprofit also. We're using PMDF on OpenVMS/Alpha with PreciseMail Anti-Spam (PMAS), SOPHOS for the anti-virus, and vFastScan to load all the virus defs into memory so the scanning is very efficient. But then, we started with PMDF as our POP3 server many years ago before we even moved to Exchange, so this may not be a good solution for you.
I absolutely love this combination. We get updates to the PMAS anti-spam files nearly every day - sometimes 2 or 3 times in one day. And the software automatically downloads and installs the updates. SOPHOS works the same way for us. I have a command procedure that automatically installs SOPHOS updates as soon as they are announced. This, too, happens several times a day - sometimes we get as many as 6 or 7 virus update files in one day. I have PMDF configured to check all incoming mail against the spamhaus list. We reject about 50% of incoming email based on this rather conservative list. We have yet to have a single legitimate email message blocked in the many years we've been using this function. Finally, I have folks using the Outlook junk email filter. Not great, but it helps some. The end users can also maintain their own whitelist/blacklist files for PMAS. And management, of course, wants me to investigate other solutions for our email gateway. I say if it ain't broke....heck, not only isn't it broke, it works extremely well! -- Larry Wahlers Concordia Technologies The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jean-Paul Natola > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 3:42 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: SPAM ATTACK-RDNS > > Were non-profit and only Symantec Donates --------- > > I am actually in the midst of setting up a Freebsd box with > Mailscanner > > But I wont be ready to deploy till a few weeks, I want > something in the > interim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Derek > Harris > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 4:32 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: SPAM ATTACK-RDNS > > SMSMSE is a PITA -- it doesn't auto-learn anything: it has a static > database for its heuristic checking that sucks. You have to > build rules > yourself to filter spam. GFI Mail Essentials seemed much > better when I > tested it, but I couldn't get approval to buy it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Jean-Paul Natola > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 2:07 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: SPAM ATTACK-RDNS > > Hi everyone, > > We've really been getting creamed over the past week with spam, > > The president of our org (a woman) got 76 viagara emails today, > > Should I start doing Reverse DNS for incoming ?? > > I have Symantec mail security for exchange (not working to well) > > > > > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > Network Administrator > Information Technology > Family Care International > 588 Broadway Suite 503 > New York, NY 10012 > Phone:212-941-5300 xt 36 > Fax: 212-941-5563 > Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. 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