Internal Server with Multiple Gateways and Filtering
Your network contains the following:
- Exchange, GroupWise, or any other brand of mail server
- Load-balanced gateways that are equipped with anti-spam/virus filtering.
Pros and Cons of Internal Filtering Gateways
Pros
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Cons
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- Using gateways frees up space on your mail server.
- Having multiple gateways means that if one fails, there is still a backup.
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- High initial expense for specialized hardware that will eventually become obsolete
- Product-specific expertise required by network administrator
- Maximum effectiveness may require a recurring subscription for software, firmware, support, or filter definition sets
- Utilizes more bandwidth locally in contrast to external solutions
- Downtime of one or both gateway systems almost always results in email delivery failure, even though your primary mail server is functioning properly.
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