Ultimate anti-spam guide: 11 products tested


Contents
Introduction
 BitDefender
 Clearswift
 CA eTrust
 GFI
 IronPort
 MailGuard
 McAfee
 MessageLabs
 NetIQ
 Network Box
 Symantec
 Specifications
 Editor's Choice
 About RMIT
 How we tested
MailGuard

The first of the managed services -- and we must admit we are becoming fans of these services.

Once the pages of the documents have been completed and sent off, one waits until the welcome e-mail pack arrives in the inbox, all that is left to do is follow the instructions to reconfigure the MX records for the domain(s), and tighten up the security and configuration of the mailserver.

Once completed sit back and watch the filtered messages come in a go out. It really is as simple as that.

Administration is handled online via a series of Web pages that are very logical and well layed out.

In conclusion, if you want to take the stress out of managing spam and have someone else do the work then a managed service is the way to go for sure.

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Product MailGuard
Price AU$199 setup, AU$5.50/seat
Vendor MailGuard
Phone 1300 30 44 30
Web www.mailguard.com.au
 
Interoperability
Works with any mail server.
Futureproofing
Very good range of features provided and good reporting.
ROI
Very well priced.
Service ½
Unlimited warranty is very good.
Rating

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Talkback 4 comments

    Where can I buy Symantec Brigh ...Anonymous -- 23/04/05

    Where can I buy Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam v6.01? please

    We trialled both Mailguard &am ...Anonymous -- 01/06/05

    We trialled both Mailguard & MessageLabs.

    MessageLabs is seemingly run out of the UK. To make a simple change required talking to someone in the UK, faxing a form to the UK, and waiting for them to be available.

    Not ideal.

    RE: MailGuard propaganda posts Anonymous -- 21/02/08 (in reply to #120117717)

    Geez, i wonder which of the two firms the anonymous poster is aligned to?? MessageLabs have a sydney office, have far a greater number of and far larger australian client base than MailGuard, and have never experienced the service outages that plague MailGuards poorly conceived and architected systems. Ever heard of availability & capacity management?? How bout mis-leading and deceptive conduct, alla "100% uptime" as is claimed in your marketing. Sub 25 seats, where you dont rely that heavily on your email, use MailGuard as they are cheap. > 50 seats, use MessageLabs, or Postini or Microsoft (whom acquired Frontbridge in 2006). You get what you pay for afterall.

    Messagelabs propaganda post Anonymous -- 02/09/09 (in reply to #320095926)

    Geez, I wonder which company the above anonymous poster is aligned to!

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