Hi Martin, We offer store and forward services for a handful of clients, and we've also found that it was easier, more effective, and cheaper to do this with a different product than Imail. The biggest problem we had with using Imail (as configured in KB) is that we were accepting 'all' mail for the domain (like having a 'nobody' alias, and all associated headaches). All of that mail was re-directed to the destination mail server and delivered or bounced (more commonly).
I also agree that there are significant benefits to using a stand-alone anti-virus/anti-spam solution in front of Imail. We've been using Alligate (www.alligate.com) for several months with good success. It's helped us keep the load off Imail, it has allowed our users to have better control over the contents of their inbox with out administrator intervention, and it's been very helpful to have a gateway that allows us to more easily re-direct mail as needed. The only downside we've found occurs when the destination mail server is unreliable. Alligate will queue messages that can't be delivered if the destination server is unreachable, and attempt delivery periodically, but if the destination mail server is up and down intermittently, the queue may get very large and problems ensue. Daniel > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 11:12 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] IMail as an AntiVirus and AntiSpam Gateway > > Martin, > > Our IMail server is working as a backup MX for several maildomains, > removing > viruses and tagging spam at the same time. > > As a dedicated Antivirus and Antispam Gateway, I would definitely > recommend > other (cheaper, better suited, latest technology) products. Just to name a > few: > > IMGate by Len Conrad http://imgate.meiway.com (Free, Unix based) > XWall by Dataenter.co.at http://www.xwall.us (Server licensed, Win32 > based) > > Last monday, I asked Ipswitch when they would implement the latest > antispam > technologies (SPF, Greylisting and SURBL). Tech support answered that they > "expect to see SPF" in IMail, but there is no time frame. > > Marius > ------------ You wrote: > On of our IMail server should act as an AntiVirus and AntiSpam Gateway for > an external server. > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
