Your right...I'm not (I honestly forgot what the model was)....but another way to approach it would be to say it is a piece of software installed on a server that does not need to be :-).
I suppose my post should have been based on that as opposed to the licensing model (which I did not mean to say I was just talking about Trend when talking about the licensing model...I ment to make a more general statement about installing unneccesary software). Oh well. On Fri, 2003-08-15 at 12:57, Roger Seielstad wrote: > > Just wanted to make this point because I have seen a number > > of companies > > paying for licenses for an Exchange AV solution on a bridgehead server > > that uses the AVAPI. > > You're obviously not intimately familiar with Trend's licensing model.;) > > They license on a per user not per machine basis. So, pay for 1000 users, > and install it on as many servers as necessary. > > You are correct, however, that they don't scan SMTP directly at that level - > which is part of the reason we run Interscan VirusWall as a front end. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 1:07 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Re: Trend? (Was Exchange Services). > > > > > > I have to admit that Trend does tend to be the better product > > out there > > (from what I have heard and seen). I know Groupshield at a > > VERY intimate > > level (more then I would like to admit on this list) and I > > would recommend > > staying away from it personally. One thing to point out > > about Trend (and > > any AV vendor really) is that when you go to buy their > > Exchange product > > they will try to tell you to put the Exchange AV product on > > every Exchange > > server (many even go so far as to put it in their documentation). The > > problem with this is that if they are using the AVAPI (2.0 > > and below) then > > it only scans MAPI transactions (not SMTP). So putting an Exchange AV > > solution on a bridge head that just routes SMTP mail is worthless > > (again..as long as it is using the AVAPI v2.0 and below). > > Exchange 2003 > > includes version 2.5, which allows for scanning of SMTP > > transactions, at > > which point it does then make sense to put an AV solution on > > a bridge head > > server. > > > > Just wanted to make this point because I have seen a number > > of companies > > paying for licenses for an Exchange AV solution on a bridgehead server > > that uses the AVAPI. > > > > Anyhow...Enjoy Trend if that is what you get...it is definitely a good > > product. > > > > > > > > > > > For those of you who care, after many sleepless nights, it > > turns out my > > > problem came down to good old Groupshield for Exchange. > > Needless to say > > > it's gone now. Is Scanmail still the defacto? I would > > like to get the > > > best antivirus package out there. Thanks, Scott. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=〈=english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
