Hi Daniel, I agree, that a stand-alone anti-virus/anti-spam solution in front of Imail is the perfect solution.
We have to work with our existing hardware & software. The deal is not big enough to have a reason to buy more toys. This is the reason, why I'm asking if anybody realized a gateway with IMail only ;-) This gateway is in fact our regular mail server. ============================================ Am Donnerstag, 9. September 2004 um 16:19 schrieben Sie: > 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/ ============================================ -- Mit freundlichen Gr�ssen -------------------------------------------- Merlin Consulting Martin Schaible Bahnhofstrasse 27 CH-8702 Zollikon Phone: +41 1 391 30 00 Fax: +41 1 391 32 49 Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.merlinconsulting.ch Support: http://support.merlinconsulting.ch GPS: N47 20.235 E8 34.226 -------------------------------------------- News - Neue Produkte: .:. Kiwi Syslog Monitor .:. Paessler GmbH .:. Sawmill Loganalyzer -------------------------------------------- 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/
