SINKS to be discontinued?   

Hi all,

I just read http://www.aloaha.com/wi-software-en/antispam-news.php


Is it true that SINKS are being disontinued? That would mean that I have to 
re-evaluate all the AntiSPAM and and Security products I tested the past 
weeks.

Is there are list of Products available which

a) do not rely on SINKS
b) do support VSAPI

Thanks in advance
Stefan

date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:14:05 +0200   author:   Stefan

Re: SINKS to be discontinued?   

I had not read this, but it is not real surprising.  However, there will be 
an equivilent technology that takes its place, you can be sure.  And, any 
product that you are currently evaluating will be updated to use the new 
technology.  This will only affect Exchange 12 and later, though, and we 
really are not going to need to worry about Exchange 12 for another year, 
possibly 18 months or longer.

My $0.02 worth,

Jim McBee
- MostlyExchange Blog:     http://mostlyexchange.blogspot.com
- Exchange FAQ:               http://www.swinc.com/resources/exchange/

"Stefan"  wrote in message 
news:un0X3O9vFHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
>
> I just read http://www.aloaha.com/wi-software-en/antispam-news.php
>
>
> Is it true that SINKS are being disontinued? That would mean that I have 
> to re-evaluate all the AntiSPAM and and Security products I tested the 
> past weeks.
>
> Is there are list of Products available which
>
> a) do not rely on SINKS
> b) do support VSAPI
>
> Thanks in advance
> Stefan
>
>

date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:38:47 -1000   author:   Jim McBee \(MVP\)

Re: SINKS to be discontinued?   

Looking at the presentation from PDC, I gather store and transport events 
are being "de-emphasized", not "cut" (as some things are). De-emphasized 
APIs will be supported through the lifetime of Exchange 12. Also, there's 
"new managed code SMTP stack designed from the start for extensiblity".

You can draw your own conclusions... and as Jim stated, you won't have to 
worry about it for 12-18 months.
-- 
Bharat Suneja
MCSE, MCT
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"Stefan"  wrote in message 
news:un0X3O9vFHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
>
> I just read http://www.aloaha.com/wi-software-en/antispam-news.php
>
>
> Is it true that SINKS are being disontinued? That would mean that I have 
> to re-evaluate all the AntiSPAM and and Security products I tested the 
> past weeks.
>
> Is there are list of Products available which
>
> a) do not rely on SINKS
> b) do support VSAPI
>
> Thanks in advance
> Stefan
>
>

date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:14:30 -0700   author:   Bharat Suneja

Re: SINKS to be discontinued?   

"Stefan"  wrote:

>I just read http://www.aloaha.com/wi-software-en/antispam-news.php
>
>
>Is it true that SINKS are being disontinued? That would mean that I have to 
>re-evaluate all the AntiSPAM and and Security products I tested the past 
>weeks.

I love the way the vendors spin news like this. The de-emphasised
API's will be supported for ten years (after the next release of
Exchange). You'll have plenty of time to select new vendors and to
evaluate the new software from the old vendors.

>Is there are list of Products available which
>
>a) do not rely on SINKS

Lots. They're applications that aren't Exchange.

>b) do support VSAPI

Sybari Antigen is one. I'm sure there are many others.

-- 
Rich Matheisen
MCSE+I, Exchange MVP
MS Exchange FAQ at http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm
Don't send mail to this address mailto:h.pott@getronics.com

date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:09:20 -0400   author:   Rich Matheisen [MVP]

Re: SINKS to be discontinued?   

"Rich Matheisen [MVP]"  wrote:

					[ snip ]

>I love the way the vendors spin news like this. The de-emphasised
>API's will be supported for ten years (after the next release of
>Exchange). You'll have plenty of time to select new vendors and to
 ^^^^^^^^
    |
    +--- Exchange 12, that is.

-- 
Rich Matheisen
MCSE+I, Exchange MVP
MS Exchange FAQ at http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm
Don't send mail to this address mailto:h.pott@getronics.com

date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:21:31 -0400   author:   Rich Matheisen [MVP]