NetIQ MailMarshal for Exchange v5.0
The application can have the administration/management console installed on a different machine than the application itself to allow for remote administration. There is also a logging facility to log all Exhange activity, if the operator wishes to enable this option then they can install the Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE) or SQL Server 7.0 (on a separate machine on the network etc). The MailMarshal configurator runs though the basic/initial configuration, such as setting up the domains served, the logging database and what is logged, and the admin e-mail addresses etc. You can also install the Marshal integrated McAfee antivirus.
Once the automatic configuration has been completed the administrator can then control the application through the management console.
One of the impressive features of this application is its support for antivirus engines -- no fewer than 12 bvendors are supported as well as an option for a -custom" scanner. This is a well-designed application with very good features and it is also very easy to install, configure, and administer. All in all, a very polished package with excellent third-party antivirus scanning support built in.
| Product | MailMarshal |
| Price | US$1,295 for 75 users (approx $22 per user) |
| Vendor | NetIQ |
| Phone | 02 9959 2313 |
| Web | www.netiq.com |
| Interoperability |  |
| Suports Exchange 2000 & 2003. | |
| Futureproofing |  |
| Twelve plus a -custom" engine supported. | |
| ROI |  |
| Average price and definitions included for 12 months. | |
| Service |  |
| Choice of maintenance agreements. | |
| Rating |  |
Unfortunately mailmarshal's reporting of problems to the sender leaves a lot to be desired. It's reports are amongst the least useful of any mail gateway software on the market, failing to include the headers of the original message, and typically misidentifying or not identifying the sender and recipients.
As someone who sees a lot of bounces from mailing list traffic, I'm sick of not knowing which addresses are supposed to be removed from the list.