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Contents
1.0 Introduction
The Barracuda spam and virus firewall appliance is a enterprise grade inbound and outbound spam
filter, anti virus scanner, email security and content management system. The Barracuda Spam and
Virus Firewall is an integrated hardware and software solution designed to protect your email server
from spam, virus, spoofing, phishing and spyware attacks. It leverage' 12 comprehensive defence
layers to provide industry-leading defence capabilities for any email server within large corporate or
small business environments.
For more technical information and ordering options, take a look at the Barracuda datasheet from
the Barracuda site. Also, the Barracuda site contains many other network appliance equipment to
suit your needs.
I enter the domain name (example.com) in the "New Domain" section. Then hit the "Add Domain"
button. Then I can click on the manage link on my domain to manager the mail routes.
Now all I have to do, is set my domain MX and SPF records to point the to the Barracuda
appliance. This can take up to 48 hours to propagate properly, depending on the DNS set-up. Also, I
should not forget to open port 25 on the firewall to the Internet for mail delivery.
There is also, various reports and statistics available under "Reports" option under the "Basic"
section in the top menu. The selection of reports are quite varied and comprehensive. So many
report types, it was a bit over the top, but at least there is a report type for everyone.
6.0 Testing the Appliance
I tested the spam and virus firewall appliance over a one week period with a active domain with
about 4000 email accounts. Above is a screen shot of the statistics from that test. I found no false
positives, so I am sure that the information is accurate.
Spam Statistics:
Email Total Spam/Virus Blocked Percent of Spam blocked
Cons
• Slightly Clunky Web Interface.
• Only one power port (no power redundancy on this unit).
From my professional experience, this product is one of the better spam and virus firewall appliance
on the market. I found only a very few false positives issues and the email filter removed more
spam than most open source solutions that I has seen.
The support for the product is good, with sales and engineering staff quick to solve technical
support issues and field product orders.
9.0 Product Review Rating
This is a rating from my in-house and field testing. With a rating out of 5 stars.
Reliability:
Ease of Setup:
Performance:
Price Competitive: