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End User Feature Comparison :
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Email Defense |
Spam Assassin |
| False Positive Rate (legitimate mail blocked) |
0.002% * |
14.77% ** |
| Spam Capture Rate |
98% * |
88% ** |
| Real-time protection against email attacks |
Yes |
No |
| Daily email summary of quarantined Messages |
Yes |
No |
| Easy setup (i.e., no email client setup required) |
Yes |
No |
Administrator Feature Comparison :
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Email Defense |
Spam Assassin |
| Admin interface to manage entire domain |
Yes |
No |
| Filtering policy management |
Yes |
No |
| Mail traffic and threat reports |
Yes |
No |
| End user permission setting |
Yes |
No |
| Ability to associate alias with primary Address |
Yes |
No |
| Domain and user quarantine for spam, virus, content and attachments |
Yes |
No |
| Content and attachment filtering options |
Yes |
No |
| Multiple options for handling spam (e.g., quarantine, tag, deny delivery) |
Yes |
No |
** Based on independent testing conducted by Infoworld.com July 2004
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