Hello Ben, Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 5:56:37 PM, you wrote:
> How are they using Exchange? Is it a pirated copy, or did he get setup > with Windows Small Business Edition? I'm not sure. > Rest of my comments inline: > IMAP, OWA, or you can configure Outlook to do RPC over HTTP, so you can > fire up Outlook on a workstation and get your Exchange mail without > having to VPN in. It's *not* designed for "kiosk" type use -- he'd want > to use that on his home PC or something with a fast connection. > You also need to either setup a SSL cert - you can self sign (but you > need to setup a CA) or buy a cert. Buying one is the best/easiest/most > compatible way of doing it. ok, sounds like another great reason to get a hosted solution. > If it's a Windows Mobile or Palm phone -- no problem. Anything else > you're looking at doing IMAP. Yeah, I have no idea on what phone he has but I am willing to bet he'll have to get something different. > Yup, or Google Apps. Oh yes, I totally forgot about google. Isn't google free too? > Hosted would be more secure and reliable, but if he's shelled out for > Exchange, it's hard to justify it. Plus migrating off Exchange might be > a pain. > Don't forget that he should get a good anti-spam/anti-virus package, or > a hardware box like a Barracuda, or get a hosted MX solution like > MessageOne, Postini, etc. Great, thanks for these tips, I'll write them down so him and I can discuss them. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
