1) as we know everyone can scan for viruses and for spam locally on their pc
2) so we tell them that when they do it on the server they save bandwidth and cost plus they don't have to waste time on setting it up locally and maintain it
3) so we charge a (small) per user fee per month for virus & spam protection
4) we move all spam to a special "spam" pop account so the customer sees how much gets filtered plus he has a change to review spam mail
4) we offer a 14 day trial for the service - after this everyone subscribes to it...

The small fee should at least cover the cost of av/spam software involved, so when prices go up we look for other products that can do the same thing, or if we are satisfied with how it works (with spam) we don't renew the service agreement and stay at the current version

But generally hosting business was more fun 5-6 years ago...

Andrew

Dave Beckstrom schrieb:
Email only makes money for spammers.  Declude and the other mail tools are
an expense not a revenue generator.  Adding CommTouch just adds to overhead
without generating any revenue. 

I'm glad its an option and doesn't affect the rest of Declude.  Declude is
already at the upper limit of what we're willing to spend on a tool.

  
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of David
Barker
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Declude 4.3

Gary,

1. Server Providers who use CommTouch as an add-in to Declude will be in
violation of CommTouch's Terms of service.

2. Some of the benefits of CommTouch are Zero Hour virus protection and
additional spam identifying technology such as Recurrent Pattern Detection
Technology (RPD) recognized by key industry analysts as a leading
    
technology
  
in email outbreak detection.

3. We are in the process of defining the revenue share program and will
provide the details to this when it is ready.

David B
www.declude.com



-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Gary
Steiner
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:09 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Declude 4.3

So, that being said, under what conditions can a legacy customer use
Commtouch?

Since it would seem that Commtouch is being offered as an add-on, what are
the benefits of having Commtouch?  What does it do that Declude alone does
not?

And of course it would be nice if this "revenue share program" was spelled
out somewhere.



-------- Original Message --------
    
From: "David Barker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:57 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Declude 4.3

There are restrictions on CommTouch being used by Service Providers we
had to ensure that NEW customers (ie. Service Providers After 1 June
06) understand the licensing restrictions.

Current Service Providers (ie. Before 1 June 06) are under no
restrictions for using Declude; only the CommTouch add-in component.

However we have managed to come to an agreement with CommTouch to
enable our legacy customers (ie. Service Providers Before 1 June 06)
to take advantage of CommTouch under a revenue share program, this
program is not being forced onto legacy customers but will be an
opportunity for us to help you increase revenues in your business, by
providing you with new product like the Declude Gateway which would be
independent of Imail/SmarterMail and will include CommTouch.

David B
www.declude.com



-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
John T
(Lists)
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:02 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Declude 4.3

I guess we all missed the following paragraph in the license agreement:

3.2.6 sub-license, rent, sell, lease, distribute, or otherwise
transfer the Licensed Program save as provided under this End-User
License Agreement unless You obtain a separate License from Declude,
Inc. for such purposes (for example, You may not embed the Licensed
Program into another application and then distribute such to third
parties unless You first acquire an OEM License from Declude, Inc.).
As of June 1, 2006, ISP's and other service providers are not
permitted to use Declude software to clean and forward mail to
customers unless a separate revenue share agreement has been established
      
with Declude.
    
http://www.declude.com/Articles.asp?ID=121

Is Declude trying to put us out of business? We pay for the software
and now have to pay them some of your meager profits?

John T
eServices For You

"Seek, and ye shall find!"

      
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
Gary Steiner
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 11:24 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] Declude 4.3

I guess someone is going to make an official announcement today
about
        
Declude 4.3?
      
I see that its downloadable in my account, but it would be nice to
know
        
what I'm
      
getting before I install it, especially the new Commtouch stuff.

The "Restrictions" listed next to the Add Commtouch section are
especially
        
confusing.
      
https://www.declude.com/articles.asp?ID=205

Who would use Declude and not fit the definitions of the restrictions?
        
Based on my
      
reading of the Restrictions, nobody who uses Declude will ever be
able to
        
use
      
Commtouch.  If I am misreading this, would someone please explain it
to
        
me?
      
Gary





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