I've been using Mail Essentials on a gateway machine for a couple of years and have been pretty happy with it. Between the attachment blocking and virus checking, it does an excellent job of stopping viruses (I'm still using the last version before they split it into two on the gateway). It also reduces the amount of spam that gets through with a little tweaking of the content filter. One thing I don't like is that it sends a copy of every virus it catches to the mailbox of the person designated to process the quarantine. Not exactly safe if you ask me.
Since GFI released Mail Security while I was still under maintenance for Mail Essentials, I got to upgrade to it for free. I've been using it on the Exchange Server in VSAPI mode for about 6 months and it also does an excellent job of keeping the server virus free (including quarantining the notice messages from Mail Essentials :-)). I do have a problem with the way it quarantines things though -- when you release an item that was an attachment from quarantine in Mail Security, it just disappears. You have to manually save the attachment and then email it to the intended recipient. I don't know whether this is a VSAPI thing or if Mail Security is not handling it correctly or if I am just doing something wrong. The few times I have contacted GFI for support, they have been fairly quick to respond and their answers have been pretty accurate. Make sure you contact them about educational pricing, they offer some pretty good educational discounts. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to email me directly. Greg Eytcheson Director of Computing Independence Community College [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 9:52 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Any experience with GFI Mail Security? I am considering moving away from Norton on my Exchange server and am interested in GFI's Mail Security and Mail Essentials tools. Does anyone have any experiences with these products that they would like to share before I plunk down thousands? Jeff Hague Network Manager Randolph-Macon College [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
