RE: [cobalt-users] OT: Postini Anti-Spam Service

[Glenn Parsons <gparsons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:29 AM 10/2/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> I think that's negotiable, depending on the number of accounts you have with
> them.
>
> Alex
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Kriwitsky
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 7:25 AM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] OT: Postini Anti-Spam Service
>
>
> > Has anyone used their services ?
> > Does  anyone know what their pricing structure is (like per
> > user or per
> > domain)?
> >
>
> I thought I saw something quoted of 25 cents per POP3 per month in
> another list discussion. I'm not sure if that's accurate.
> --

Yep, I spoke with them recently. I think they had a prepaid, 250 account 
minimum and your pricing is based upon volume. Of course, the more you buy, 
the better your margins can be on reselling to mail clients. If I remember 
correctly a reseller could buy 250 accounts at $1.50 per account and was 
suggest you could resell at 'up to $3.50,'  which I thought was rather 
high, but that is very close to the bait I was given.

I read all those articles as well; which had peaked the interest.

As an admin, you certainly owe it to yourself to weigh the cost of 
outsourcing this service as opposed to managing it yourself. Their service 
does come highly recommended. I used a demo account and was impressed.

I'd still rather manage my own MS/SA service, though.

Cheers,
Glenn Parsons