On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 11:48:20AM -0800, Jason wrote: > Maybe a dumb question, but why does the customer want > a separate box vs. installing something like netiq's > mailmarshal right on the Exchange box?
The customer probably wants a solution, not necessarily a separate box. How much does mailmarshall cost? I tried to find out, but apparently it costs too much to put the price tag on the website. > Is the Exchange box the mx? (I hope not) Is this > solution being planned for the mx? This is what I'd > tend to recommend (anti-spam on either the mx or the > Exchange box), since I don't see a reason to add > another box to the mix (unless they have a ton of mail > traffic). Here we are, $630 for 100 email boxes $230 for a 1 year upgrade plan for same. $65 for 1 year of tech support That price isn't bad, but I'd choose a separate box for the same reasons: - Because of more control, I find it more convenient to work in a unix environment. A client isn't going to work on it either way, so it doesn't matter to them. - Extended licensing costs are dollars they can pay me. They are likely going to pay me the same either way, commercial or OSS, so why not save them some money. - OSS is open source, completely trouble-shootable, free, Free, etc - Upgrades are free. - Additional mailboxes are free. - I can easily and quickly make the box a secure webserver too, add webmail for another hour. Want bar graphs of your internet traffic? - I can set it up or troubleshoot it remotely and securely with the default setup over a slow internet connection. You can do most of that with windows, but not all four. Cory -- Cory Petkovsek Adapting Information Adaptable IT Consulting Technology to Your (858) 705-1655 Business [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.AdaptableIT.com _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
