Re: Spam/Virus Issues

I can also vouch for the Barracuda. Yes I could have created the same
box (its just a linux box running SpamAssassin, Postfix, and ClamAV) but
for the cost it was easier and cheaper to purchase a Barracuda. I
implemented a Spam Firewall 400 on the Unicom internet service. So far
users response has been very positive. You can see the stats here:
http://www.unicom-alaska.com/spamstats.html

-Jason

W.D.McKinney wrote:

>Here is what we use for Spam/Virus problems. Brian Feeny is a somebody that has been using it also.
>
>Dee
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian Feeny [mailto:signal@shreve.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 08:43 PM
>To: list@inet-access.net
>Subject: Barracuda Spam Firewall
>
>
>
>We have extensive spam filtering in-house. We use SpamGuard, RBL's,
>SpamAssassin, RAV Virus Scan,
>and many other tools to help curb the spam here at ShreveNet. It has
>taken considerable work to integrate
>all these tools into nice control panel/user interfaces, and it takes
>alot to stay on top of it.
>
>We recently got a Barracuda Spam Firewall 400, and I couldn't be
>happier with it.
>
>Here are some stats from just turning it up a few days ago:
>
>
> Total Today This Hour
>Blocked 4520482 398961 17453
>Blocked: Virus 15248 1719 62
>Allowed: Tagged 141932 15609 462
>Allowed 450576 38526 1745
>Total Received 5128238 454815 19722
>
>The amount of knobs you have control of are quite handy.
>
>There is per user control, you can brand it to your own logo,
>users have a nice control panel, very good logging capibilties
>(gui and syslog), there is an API so you can script things into it
>until your heart is content, its just working very well.
>
>I only have a few feature requests / gripes, but those are minimal,
>and for the most part I think this is the best thing out there right
>now.
>
>I have the settings set to very conservative, and only 10% of mail is
>allowed
>thru! There are no false positives (to any degree that i have seen),
>however
>even from the little 10% we allow thru, some of it is still spam, so I
>may do some
>tweaking, but for global settings its quite good and I can let
>customers tweak there own.
>
>About $4000 for the Spam Firewall 400, but a good deal. RAV Virus scan
>cost us several
>thousand dollars just in itself.
>
>Also, I only have the box setup for a few domains, we handle over 800
>domains email here
>and it will be quite interesting as i turn up more and more.
>
>Brian
>
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>Brian Feeny, CCIE #8036 e: signal@shreve.net
>Network Engineer p: 318.213.4709
>ShreveNet Inc. f: 318.221.6612
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