I'm slightly cautious myself tbh. I'm not a *nix admin by profession I'm a Network Admin who managed to install Suse and postfix/spamassassin etc. It's great when it works, if it ever breaks I suspect it'll be a case of "unplug it and change the MX record" pretty damned quick whilst I most likely wipe the thing.
There's also the old scenario of if I'm simply not in, yes I can give someone a crip sheet on ssh and grep but it's not quite as nice as browing to http://boxoftricks and looking at the queue tab etc. I'm in two minds as I much prefer the level of customization that I can get from the DIY approach, but an appliance that can (more or less) be configured, that has a "reset" button and a simple way to backup/restore the config does sound quite appealing. I guess one option would be to simply setup the base installation and then ghost the thing. Paul ________________________________ From: Paul Aviles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 February 2007 16:55 To: 'Chris Santerre'; Paul Hutchings; [email protected] Subject: RE: Mail Appliances? There are are bunch of them about there. If someone is concern about Paul getting hit by a bus, there are several thousands (literally) good admins for hire on the net and several companies providing SA services. I always wonder how the "bosses" got their jobs..... If they want zero admin, check Postini or MessagesLabs, I prefer ML, but that is my personal opinion. On the appliances, Barracuda as you know, Astaro, Symantec, etc. Regards, Paul Aviles Nickel Networks ________________________________ From: Chris Santerre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 11:42 AM To: 'Paul Hutchings'; [email protected] Subject: RE: Mail Appliances? > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 5:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Mail Appliances? > > > Appreciate this may not be 100% the best place to ask, but I'm > struggling to think of anywhere better other than Usenet. > > I'm currently running a box that I've configured to run Postfix plus > Spamassassin, it works, but it's the usual "Only I know about > it and if > it fails or I get hit by a bus" etc. I get that line from my boss all the time. I simply reply "If I'm hit by a bus, your screwed. So pay me enough where I don't have to walk." :) > > So I'm looking for an appliance that will do basic in/out mail relay > with antivirus and antispam filtering, that will allow me to > route mail > on a per domain basis and do all the usual custom whitelists and > blacklists etc. I believe Mcafee has something that does all of that. I'm slightly biased towards them because they give back to open source community. And I love their accents :) --Chris MIRA Ltd Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England. Registered in England No. 402570 VAT Registration GB 114 5409 96 The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is prohibited.
