-ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> One word: Stability > > How about security? Sendmail's track record isn't great, but it's better > than MS's. And when the worms/virii hit, i've found it pretty convenient > when the server itself isn't also infected and pushing the worm down to > your clients.
That's was my next point. You're not going to stick your exchange box outside the firewall. But then I think exchange solves a different kind of problem than just email. In many ways, this highlights one of the biggest philosophical difference between Microsoft and *nix. Exchange is this all-in-one gee-whiz kinda product. With linux, things are separated out more. And after all, do you really need all that extra stuff? Do you understand it? Can you turn it off to simplify and futher secure your environment? But I'll give another reason: scalability. On the bottom end, I can run a rock solid mail server on hardware most tiny businesses would throw away. On the other end, do you think google is going with exchange for gmail? How about yahoo? hotmail? any large isp? > That is pretty cheap....even borders on cost effective for a small number > of clients. I wouldn't be surprised if MS started bundling > Exchange/100-user license with Windows server for free. That is how they > normally deal with competing products they can't otherwise beat. And there are solutions for Suse and redhat that bundle up smtp, imap, calendaring, and pretty administration front ends that are intended for the same market. Which would you rather manage.... -- Scott Harney<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Asking the wrong questions is the leading cause of wrong answers" gpg key fingerprint=7125 0BD3 8EC4 08D7 321D CEE9 F024 7DA6 0BC7 94E5
