Agreed. The only problem with running imail on w2k pro (and I would assume XP) is the EULA.
That said, the W2K Pro EULA is pretty clear IMO, but that's what lawyers are for. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Haskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 3:25 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Win XP > >>1)Windows XP is a desktop OS....IMail is a mail server....hence the OS > named > >>Windows 2000 Server...enough said.. > > The arrogance of that statement is unbelievable. I quote from the Ipswitch > webpage "IMail Server is an easy-to-use, web-enabled, secure and > spam-resistant mail server for Windows NT/2000/XP." I don't see the word > SERVER there anywhere. > > I still think the jury is still out on whether or not running Imail on WinXP > or Win2K Pro is a violation of the EULA. I have read through the EULA and I > don't agree that it is a violation. Using XP or 2000 Pro to run Imail in my > opinion is drastically different that having someone "login or signon" to > the server to use print or file services. I have read all the propaganda on > here on a number of threads so don't everybody start flaming me. Just > offering my opinion to the above ludicrous statement. > > I run Imail on Win 2K Server JUST so that the M$ police don't ever come > knock down my door. Just to be safe. Billy Gates has spies everywhere. > > >>2)with that volume the XP will probably croak ......quickly.. > > And your proof of this statement is? 3000 users is NOT a huge load on an > Imail server. There are Imail servers out there running alot more than that. > > Now with all that said, run Imail on a Win 2K Server (even though it runs > FINE on Win 2K Professional or NT 4.0). Just don't enable IIS services and > avoid all the security crap that IIS brings with it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Maurice > Lovelady > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 1:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Win XP > > > Acouple of points to make here: > > 1)Windows XP is a desktop OS....IMail is a mail server....hence the OS named > Windows 2000 Server...enough said.. > 2)with that volume the XP will probably croak ......quickly.. > 3)As someone else pointed out you be in direct violation of your EULA to run > XP Pro as a server even if it would accept all those simultaneous > connections > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ben Granholm > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 9:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Win XP > > > Is anyone out there running Imail 7.x on Win XP Pro? We are going > upgrading our server and we are seeing if it makes any sense to get 2000 > server over win xp pro. All we will run on it is the mail server and we > have the unlimited license with approximately 3000 addresses. We see a > decent volume of mail in our peek times. Can any of you give me any > advice? > > Ben Granholm > MAP Internet, Inc. > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
