If it for just plain old POP3 access, no distribution lists then maybe it would be an option. Exchange 2000 is more geared for corp. users that have the need to use Exchange 2000 workflow and the many other access options it has. (OWA) . But for just simply messaging via say just pop3 then maybe. I would also consider any antiviral, backup/recovery and anti spam software compatibility. Hell for that matter Eudora works fine and it's almost free.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrey Fyodorov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 4:22 PM Subject: RE: OT: have you ever heard about MiraPoint Thanks for your answer. Basically the scenario is this - a big hosting company has aquired a bunch of other hosting companies. They all have different mail systems: UNIX-based, Linux-based, Imail, Exchange, etc. They are trying to find a homogeneous e-mail solution that would allow to host huge numbers of users in a cost effective manner. I am hosting a lot of Exchange customers in a shared environment as well as dedicated and would not mind to continue doing so. Exchange seems to be just fine for that. Although Exchange requires additional expenses on active directory, provisioning, maintenance. The sales pitch from MiraPoint is that you just stick the box in the rack and it is ready to go. Although it sounds too good to be true. -----Original Message----- From: Greg Deckler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 4:29 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: OT: have you ever heard about MiraPoint Mirapoint has a solid product offering. I am not going to get into pros and cons of it versus Exchange, I'd have to know much more about your environment to offer anything meaningful. The concerns that I would have is just exactly what business benefits you would receive by implementing Mirapoint versus Exchange. Email migrations are not fun things to perform for most organizations and they typically have a considerable impact upon end users. End users hate change when it comes to their messaging systems. Anyone pitching Mirapoint or any other email product to me as a replacement for Exchange (or any other messaging product currently implemented) would have to show me some pretty concrete advantages before I would even consider it. > Someone I know has a thing for this mail product MiraPoint = > (http://www.mirapoint.com/) and wants to implement it. > > Has anyone heard anything good or bad about it? > > Thanks! > Sincerely,=20 > Andrey Fyodorov=20 > Senior Exchange Administrator=20 > iNNERHOST - http://www.innerhost.com=20 > Complex Hosting in a Global Environment=20 _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
