RE: [Declude.JunkMail] SmarterMail 3.0

[Jeff Robertson]

Evans Martin set up an unofficial SmarterMail discussion list a few weeks ago.  Original message below…   Hey guys!   I got really tired of having to log into a web based forum to see what is going on with SmarterMail so I created a list that I hope we can turn into something similar to the IMail or Declude user community lists.  Who knows, if enough of us subscribe and start using it, maybe SmarterTools will lose the web forum and switch to a list format.   If you’re interested in giving this a try shoot an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with “subscribe smartermail” in the BODY of the message (subject will be ignored).  I miss the knowledgeable user community that IMail was so famous for.  Maybe we can do the same for SmarterMail.   Thanks, Evans Martin     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Beckstrom Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:02 AM To: Declude.JunkMail@declude.com Subject: SV RE: [Declude.JunkMail] SmarterMail 3.0   Guys,   Why don’t all of us who own smartermail send an email to smartertools asking them to launch a smartertools discussion list?  It will take more than one person requesting it for them to set it up.           From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Graveen Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:51 AM To: Declude.JunkMail@declude.com Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] SmarterMail 3.0   I've also posted question to their forum with little or no response (I didn't think the questions were that obscure). There definitely seems to be more "experts" in the IMail camp, or at least experts that are willing to share. As with new versions of IMail, I'll take the "wait and see attitude" with Smartermail 3.0 MIchael Graveen At 03:42 AM 12/21/2005, you wrote: The “community” support for SmarterMail is much smaller (or at least quieter).   We are running one SM server for a client and I’ve posted several questions on the SM support forums and have not received any responses at all.   Similar posts to Imail or Declude discussion lists have always resulted in lots of replies with useful help.   Obviously the products are different and the questions are different, but so far I’m not impressed with the size/responsiveness of the community.  That’s an important factor we will consider seriously before migrating any other servers from Imail to SM – saving a few hundred dollars in license costs is insignificant if we can’t get help one way or another as quickly.   (Needless to say, the SM questions were on issues that SM tech support provided courteous but not helpful replies when first submitted privately as an email support case, so I was hoping for help from the community)   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Evans Martin Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 10:48 PM To: Declude.JunkMail@declude.com Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] SmarterMail 3.0   It’s such a breath of fresh air having been in the IMail camp for the last several years.  LOL!   Evans Martin   EVANS MARTIN  [EMAIL PROTECTED] HOSTING:  http://www.martek.net PROGRAMMING:  http://www.martekware.com   iPlus Info Browser – IPB’s IMail Migration Tool, password browser, reporting suite make IPlus Info Browser something no IMail administrator should be without.  http://www.martek.net/Default.aspx?tabid=96     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Gary Steiner Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 6:48 PM To: Declude.JunkMail@declude.com Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] SmarterMail 3.0   The following was posted today on SmarterTools web forums: Q:  When will we expect to see v. 3? A:  The release date depends on the results of final QA.  The product is essentially done, just making sure that all the bugs are out of it.  Since mail servers are so critical to people's infrastructure, we work extremely hard to make a stable release with no issues that are going to bite you.  We don't sacrifice stability for a quick release. Assuming everything is in good order (which to this point it appears to be), release will be middle of January. You can view the original post at http://forums.smartertools.com/forums/2/11125/ShowPost.aspx#11125