Nasty_Savage
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Hi all. Our school district is finally dumping First Class as our mail server (thank god) and we are in the process of finalizing the order. We have the hardware and software selected. Our problem is the antivirus....the state contractor uses Symantec globally, but their mail security is retarded expensive, even when we get a good deal on it. It more or less costs more then the server and the software including the OS itself.
Now, we do not need alot of the extra stuff since we are behind a WAN filter that does fishing and SMTP mail scanning for the AV. Symantec's solution includes content filtering and all the stuff we wouldn't need locally. My question is does anyone have an idea of a cheaper antivirus solution for an exchange server? It would be a tough sell considering the contract, but I'm just looking at other options. I would think the risk factor is pretty low, but taking the chance makes me uneasy. There was some concern about home machines and OWA, but I still believe the risk would be extremely low.
If the AV solution from Symantec costs 6500 bucks for 600 CAL's, I told them if anyone infected the server I would break their fingers for 3g's
Now, we do not need alot of the extra stuff since we are behind a WAN filter that does fishing and SMTP mail scanning for the AV. Symantec's solution includes content filtering and all the stuff we wouldn't need locally. My question is does anyone have an idea of a cheaper antivirus solution for an exchange server? It would be a tough sell considering the contract, but I'm just looking at other options. I would think the risk factor is pretty low, but taking the chance makes me uneasy. There was some concern about home machines and OWA, but I still believe the risk would be extremely low.
If the AV solution from Symantec costs 6500 bucks for 600 CAL's, I told them if anyone infected the server I would break their fingers for 3g's