Any good option for corporate mail server security besides GroupShield?

[HeroOfPellinor]

That's damn expensive and you have to pay it every year. Any other options that are as good for a little less price? Thanks.

 

[vi edit]

What do you mean by "security"? Virus scanning? Attachment scanning? Ect?

If so, look at Trend Micro and their scan mail line of products.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
That's damn expensive and you have to pay it every year. Any other options that are as good for a little less price? Thanks.

you want corporate security without the cost?

BWAHAHAHAHA

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

First guy, thanks for the link. We basically just need attachment filtering.

Second guy, the company I work for is very small and did I ever mention wanting something for free? Guess you just felt like being a bastard and that's okay, I guess.

 

[guyver01]

you can try

merak
brightmail

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
First guy, thanks for the link. We basically just need attachment filtering.

Second guy, the company I work for is very small and did I ever mention wanting something for free? Guess you just felt like being a bastard and that's okay, I guess.

no, i'm being realistic. Obviously any type of security worth a damn is not cheap, and usually is not a one time purchase. I can only think of a handful of corp. software that we use that isn't on a maintenence contract of some sort. That being said, Watchguard firebox will scan attachments and strip them off for you. Thats relatively cheap, at $4000.

 

[vi edit]

Not sure what your definition of "cheap" is, but I got scan mail, which is the virus scanner, for 50 users for exchange for ~$1600.

It does *some* attachment blocking in that I can enter an attachment type, IE .vbs, .pif, .scr, ect and it will block them. I also have the option of entering an attachment name, IE loveletter, annak, snowwhite, ect and it will block that also.

They also have a more indepth plug in for the virus scanner that offers even more advanced attachment blocking. It was something like $300 additional cost on top of the $1600. I didn't choose it at the time, since the scan mail virus program did most everything that I need.

The scanner updates itself every two hours for new virus definitions, and it's a one time cost. No subscription fees.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

no, i'm being realistic. Obviously any type of security worth a damn is not cheap, and usually is not a one time purchase. I can only think of a handful of corp. software that we use that isn't on a maintenence contract of some sort. That being said, Watchguard firebox will scan attachments and strip them off for you. Thats relatively cheap, at $4000.

We only need 50 users. Groupshield for that many users would be $2500. Insiginificant money to large companies, but, small companies like the one I work for consider that a sizeable investment. Getting that number down to around $1,000 would make it more paletable to the guys who pay the bills. I already found scanmail for under 900 which is even better because it's only 3 numbers instead of 4. Doesn't seem like much of a difference, but, believe me, it is.

Thanks for the other two links guyver. I'll check those out.