We are the same, however we have a lot of emails from the past.
We are also thinking of dropping email. Too many of our help desk calls are email. Adam From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean Heskett via Af Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 11:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Google Apps for ISPs EOL - Alternatives we stopped offering it unless someone really bugs us about it. Just tell them to get a gmail or yahoo account or host their own domain...time to move past 1998. one less thing to deal with :-) On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Chuck Hogg via Af <[email protected]> wrote: Today, more than half of me says to get rid of email. We currently offer it, have a low take rate, and those that take it don't use it. Regards, Chuck On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 2:21 PM, Sam Lambie via Af <[email protected]> wrote: Hopefully no one subscribes to the AFMUG list. I am at 4.28 gigs just for this account. On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Dennis Burgess via Af <[email protected]> wrote: 3 gig total, more can be purchased. Just what comes with it, it’s a combined across all mailboxes, so no its not store everything forever. Spam control is the same system we use, just like any system, works great most of the time, lets some things though and in spurts just like anything else. Dennis Burgess, CTO, Link Technologies, Inc. [email protected] – 314-735-0270 – www.linktechs.net From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of SmarterBroadband via Af Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 12:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Google Apps for ISPs EOL - Alternatives How good is spam control? From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett via Af Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 8:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Google Apps for ISPs EOL - Alternatives 3 gig total or 3 gig per box? ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com _____ From: "Dennis Burgess via Af" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 10:30:38 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Google Apps for ISPs EOL - Alternatives WE do 1000 mailboxes 3 gig of storage, your own management interface to add, change etc, plus filtering for 79.99 a month. That would be .08 per mailbox.. Dennis Burgess, CTO, Link Technologies, Inc. [email protected] – 314-735-0270 – www.linktechs.net From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeremy via Af Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 10:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] Google Apps for ISPs EOL - Alternatives Received the email from Virtacore that they now have a solution for us to migrate to. .50 a box seems a bit high doesn't it? What alternatives are out there for a reliable hosted solution? Here is the mail: Dear Valued Partner, Thank you for your continued business. As your trusted provider of Cloud services, we strive to bring you great solutions for the best value. Since Google has announced the end-of-life of their Google Apps for Service Provider hosted email platform that you purchased through Virtacore, we have worked to find an alternate best in class solution to meet your hosted email needs. We pride ourselves on your satisfaction with our service. To assist you with business continuity, we have chosen a product that provides your customers with the following: ● Reliable mail platform with mailboxes that have up to 7GB of storage ● Best in class spam solution ● Private email platform to ensure your ends users’ security ● Elegant webmail interface with modern design We are excited to introduce to you Virtacore’s new hosted email solution! Our new platform is architected using the industry-leading Zimbra email and collaboration platform, which will meet all of your needs today and continues to evolve to ensure that we meet all of your needs in the future. We hope that you are as excited as we are, and look forward to working with you and hosting your email on our new platform. As the Google platform will end-of-life in July of 2015, we would like to get started on getting you set up on the new platform right away. Our team is working on a transition schedule that will start in Q1 2015 and end in Q2 2015. In order to normalize pricing across the new enterprise platform, we are also introducing a $0.50/account/month (or $100/month minimum) service for our standard mail service delivery. Please contact me at [email protected] by December 31, 2014 so we can provide all of the details around the new platform and get started. We understand that migrating email platforms is a big undertaking. We have been working hard to establish best practices and communication for the migration, including dedicated support websites and FAQs that we will provide to you. If you do find that you need additional project management and/or customer communication support, Virtacore has put together an affordable migration services package that you can take advantage of. This package will walk you through each step of the migration process. We sincerely appreciate your business and look forward to working together to bring your clients to our next generation hosted email solution. Regards, Sarah Vlasic ISP Email Migration Project Coordinator Image removed by sender. Virtacore Systems, Inc. -- -- Sam Lambie Taosnet Wireless Tech. 575-758-7598 Office www.Taosnet.com <http://www.newmex.com>
