On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:22:40 -0500, Jeff Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Quoting Nigel Frankcom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Quite apart from that, if Iron Port were so perfect, there wouldn't be >> a SpamAssassin list? > >Not quite sure I understand your comments. IronPort is one of many companies >that use open source technologies in their products, modifying, adding to, or >improving them in various, usually proprietary ways. They leverage open source >and enhance it in their own products. Many of these companies also find ways >to >give back to the open source communities, for example by allowing their >employees to work on open source projects on company time. For many it's a two >way street. > >Jeff C. A fair comment Jeff. I wasn't aware that Iron Port gave back. I am aware that some do, however, the original claim of 100% seems unlikely at best. The larger the user base the larger the margin for false positives/negatives? Thanks for correcting me about the positives though, that is one I'd overlooked; I'm sure there are many more. Kind regards Nigel
