Now this worked fine for us in the old days (i.e. prior to ICS).
So let us assume that in February 2005 I have a 1) valid Imail service agreement and 2) I patch my server with a Windows hotfix which breaks something in Imail. Now what will Ipswitch do? A) Release a fix or B) ask us to upgrade to ICS.
That is the issue and that is why the high level of concern.
Of course things will work, until they break and that is why you want to be working on a platform that still is actively being supported.
So if email is a critical component of your business, which I assume it is, then I suggest you either decide to upgrade sooner or later or look for an alternative to Imail.
Personally we have made our decision to move away from Imail and are evaluating other products. Mailenable and Smarterools both have a migration util, I actually demo'd the SmarterTools migration util and works great so we will see...
PV
----- Original Message ----- From: "Markus Gufler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 2:35 PM
Subject: RE: CBL:RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Declude and Ipswitch ICS
There's been an almost hysterical reaction to the ICS announcement. ...
Yes I know that my server will not stop working a certain day only because the SA expires.
But what if there will happen something like a new MS Update that I must
implement but will kill imail functionality. You know this has happened and
you know this can theoretically happen also tomorrow. Not to talk about the
case a new vulnerability is discovered.
We have several thousands mailbox users spread al around the internet. This
people are paying us for the service and I fear thay will do the same thing
with me as I will do with Ipswitch if it will realy become as nobody wants.
In the meantime it's important that as many people as possible will place their opinion about IPSwitch's strategy because there is still no logic explanation for what they have done.
What IPSwitch is doing is simply suicide, nothing else. Try to immagine
you're working in a company that does the same thing as IPSwitch this days.
At the moment I'm aware of what's happening I'm the first one of talking
with people in my company and at least ask what they plan to do with me if
the strategy will not work. I guess wife and children are not realy
interested how many (or few?) customers will buy colaboration software if
the income goes down or becomes zero.
Markus
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