[Mimedefang] david, i don't know how you do it

[listuser at numbnuts.net]

On Fri, 2 May 2003, David F. Skoll wrote:

> On Fri, 2 May 2003, Matt Bruce wrote:
> 
> > > it's really quite impressive how much time you spend helping others to use
> > > a tool that's awesome in the first place.
> 
> Thanks.  It helps not to have a life, I guess. :-)
> 
> > Especially when he has a bells and whistles commercial product like
> > competing alongside it. He's about the only person I've seen who will spend
> > time helping others with a product he wrote to help them avoid buying a
> > product he wrote. ;)
> 
> People who buy CanIt are usually not willing to set up MIMEDefang (and
> vice-versa), although there is a bit of overlap.  There's a large
> market segment that is willing to pay for convenience, a nice GUI, all
> the extra little CanIt anti-spam tricks, and official support.  Plus,
> all the MIMEDefang users make a terrific test base to ensure the
> commercial product is stable.  (Nice knowing you're all guinea pigs,
> isn't it? :-))

If I ever get to follow through on my plans to sell reliable mail hosting
with an emphasis on spam filtering, I'd buy CanIt just to spread the love. 
:)

Justin