How do you test a new email filtering system?

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Published on 2010-03-09T08:31:20Z Indexed on 2010/03/09 8:38 UTC
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What method do you use to test or evaluate potential new email filtering systems before you set it up on your production network?

I am particularly interested in methods that are appropriate for small/medium sized organizations with a single mail server without the resources to build a duplicate of their email system.

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