On Wednesday, April 20, 2005, 4:19:48 PM, Jim wrote: JM> Do you configure rules similar to in the previous versions, or by using this JM> as a plug in is there a GUI for configuration.
We configure the rulebase the same way we have in the past. Using the plugin is not different from using the command line utility except that the performance is better (faster) and the installation and operation is simpler. The "service/subscription" part of Message Sniffer has not changed. --- We have a GUI web app for the rulebase (we use it every day), however we have discovered through trial and error that a lot of specialized training is required to keep the rulebase working correctly and that one GUI does not suit many users... each group seems to need their own! We are working on plans for some simpler web apps in the future to handle specialized tasks, however that too seems best handled in other ways for the time being. For example, every system that provides automation to their users for false positive handling and custom black-rules seems to do it in their own special way --- so rather than build a web app that doesn't really suit anyone we have adopted the strategy of providing automation tools (such as our XML based REmost SCripted Updater [RESCU] utility) and consulting to integrate each customer's existing or planned automation efforts with their back-end rulebase configuration. These efforts are usually reserved for larger systems such as small ISPs and filtering service providers. As always we want to support any third party efforts to provide automation tools also. So far we haven't seen much in the way of GUI automation, probably for the same reasons we haven't tackled it yet. I think I may have answered more than the base question here - but I'm hoping I've addressed some of the underlying questions. _M This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information and (un)subscription instructions go to http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html
