Of course there are drawbacks, starting with the protocol.
You are right, though, it definitely depends on the company. If you can
afford Exchange, get a real ISP.
All POP connectors are crap.
When the email is delivered to the ISP mailbox, the 'envelope' is stripped.
The message is assumed to be at its final destination. Information needed
for comprehensive NDR's from your Exchange server is long gone.
Data can go missing. This is often a function of the email client that sent
the original message.
I realize some companies may accept these standards.
William
-----Original Message-----
From: Clark, Steve
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Sent: 10/21/01 5:44 PM
Subject: RE: pop mail
Don't know what products you have used but my experience with
POP3Gateway
from JAK has been much different. There are some drawbacks, but blanket
BCC
is not one of them. The only issue I have ever had, and still have is a
message delivered BCC to a DL, will end up as a NDR. However, I was able
to
overcome that by setting up a remap file that says if the recipient in
the
TO or CC field, remap the mail to person [EMAIL PROTECTED] If
that
rule fails, all NDR's (very few) are delivered to one person in the
organization who will forward or delete (mostly sales BS).
Bottom line - not all POP3 connectors are crap. It depends on the
situation
and the requirements. Just as some companies can afford to purchase
Backup
Exec w/the Exchange agent, other companies use NT Backup made Exchange
aware
- it just depends on the company.
Steve Clark
Clark Systems Support, LLC
AVIEN Charter Member
"Who's watching your network?"
www.clarksupport.com
301-610-9584 voice
240-465-0323 Efax
-----Original Message-----
From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 3:21 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: pop mail
POP is a client protocol. It doesn't hold the functionality that SMTP
delivered mail does.
In most environments, confidential email arriving BCC to the CEO should
actually go to the CEO. How does your POP connector handle that? POP
connectors don't operate well with many listservers, causing mail loops.
POP connectors are crap.
William
-----Original Message-----
From: Clark, Steve
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Sent: 10/20/01 3:22 PM
Subject: RE: pop mail
While I agree that ETRN is a great solution, some ISP's do not support
it.
My ISP (major brand) is currently making changes to support it.
In several offices for the last 3 years, I have successfully deployed a
POP3
connector from JAK with very few problems. It allows for mailboxes from
several different ISP's to be retrieved without user involvement.
It depends on your environment and requirements.
Steve Clark
Clark Systems Support, LLC
AVIEN Charter Member
"Who's watching your network?"
www.clarksupport.com
301-610-9584 voice
240-465-0323 Efax
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