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MailMonitor: product maintenance and retirement plans

The MailMonitor range of products is now in maintenance. It is no longer be possible to order or renew MailMonitor products. Customers using MailMonitor for SMTP (Windows) or MailMonitor for SMTP (UNIX) will continue to receive technical support for the products until the end of their contract, or until the product retirement date is reached. A retirement list for all products is available elsewhere on the website.

The table below provides an overview of the products affected, and their maintenance and retirement dates:

Product NameMaintenanceRetirement
MailMonitor for Exchange1 January 200731 December 2007
MailMonitor for Notes/Domino1 January 200731 December 2007
MailMonitor for SMTP1 January 200731 December 2008

Why have these products been retired?

We want to ensure that our customers are using products which are being actively developed and regularly updated. Excluding new versions of Sophos Anti-Virus, the MailMonitor product range has not received a significant update since 2004.

Sophos has developed a new range of email security products under the PureMessage software and Email Appliance brands. Since the end of 2006, replacement solutions have been available for each of the MailMonitor products. This removes the final barrier to retiring the MailMonitor product range.

The following table provides an overview of the recommended replacement solutions for each MailMonitor product:

Product NameReplacementBenefits
MailMonitor for ExchangePureMessage for Windows/Exchange
  • Product is actively being developed
  • Comprehensive email threat reduction functionality can be used to block attachments by file type or content
  • Support for email disclaimers
  • Industry leading anti-spam and anti-virus protection
MailMonitor for Notes/DominoPureMessage for Notes/Domino
  • Product is actively being developed
  • Support for Lotus Domino 7
  • Comprehensive email threat reduction functionality can be used to block attachments by file type
  • Support for email disclaimers
MailMonitor for SMTPPureMessage for Unix
or
PureMessage for Windows/Exchange
  • Product is actively being developed
  • Industry leading anti-spam and anti-virus protection, including spyware, PUA and other malware
  • Highly adaptable and scalable deployment options
  • Flexible policy manager for customized mail management
Sophos Email Appliance (ES4000)
  • Product is actively being developed
  • Dedicated hardware for easy out-of-the-box email security
  • Industry leading anti-spam and anti-virus protection
  • Support for email disclaimers

What should I do next?

We recommend that you migrate from MailMonitor for SMTP to alternative solutions over the next 12 months.

If you need more information or guidance, then please contact technical support.