From: "Martin Hepworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Some require very little admin, even compared with the 20 mins a day I
> do on my MailScanner/spamassassin/clamav/sophos/exim/freebsd system -
> most of that is reading the email lists for updates, helping others etc.
>
> ALL have a direct cost more than an SA based solution - I'm getting
> quotes around the $7-10k a year mark for my 100 or so users. 20 mins of
> my time a day is easy to bury in the figures
Do remember that at a burdened labor rate for your 20 minutes a day of
time this adds up quickly over a year to the amounts you specify, unless
your pay scale is one heck of a bargain for your employer. You may still
be cheaper than the license fees; but, it's not the slam dunk you imply.
{^_-}
