Internal Mail Server with Filtering Appliance
Your network contains the following:
- Exchange, GroupWise, or any other brand of mail server
- Filtering Appliance (e.g. IronPort, Barracuda, or Sonic)
Pros and Cons of Using an Internal Filtering Appliance
Pros
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Cons
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- Using a separate filtering appliance frees up space on your mail server.
- Appliances can be installed in pairs so that if one fails, there is still a backup.
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- High initial expense for specialized hardware that will eventually become obsolete
- Network administrator must have expertise to manage the device
- Managing the appliance and troubleshooting any issues takes extra time.
- Maximum effectiveness may require a recurring subscription for software, firmware, support, or filter definition sets
- Utilizes more bandwidth locally in contrast to external solutions
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