At Sunflower, we use Ironports for our mail filtering. Have been really happy with the product. The reason you explained is a reason we didn't go with Barracuda.
On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Marc Runkel <mrun...@untangle.com> wrote: > Ok, shameless plug here, but I invite you to check out our product @ > www.untangle.com<http://www.untangle.com>. Base product (including > anti-spam) is free. If you want support/web filtering/ or better spam > rules they are available as premium add-ons. > > Marc Runkel > Untangle, Inc. > Director, Technical Operations > > (650) 425-3333 direct > (650) 345-3788 fax > > On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:51 PM, John Palmer (NANOG Acct) wrote: > > OK, its been a year since my Barracuda subscription expired. The unit still > stops some spam. I figured that I would go and see what > they would do if I tried to renew my subscription EXACTLY one year after it > expired. Would their renewal website say "Oh, you are at > your anniversary date", and renew me for a year? > > No such luck: They want me to PAY FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR for which I did NOT > receive service and then for the current (upcoming year). > Sorry - I don't allow myself to be ripped off like that. Sorry Barracuda - > you get no money from me and I'll tell everyone I know > about this policy of yours. > > I posted an article about this unscrupulous practice on my blog last year > at http://www.john-palmer.net/wordpress/?p=46 > > My question is - does anyone have any suggestions for another e-mail > appliance like the Barracuda Spam Firewall that doesn't try to > charge their customers for time not used. I should be able to shut off the > unit for a year or whatever and simply renew from the > point that I re-activate the unit instead of having to pay for back-years > that I didn't use. > > Thanks > > > > > > >
