I second Scotts sentiments, however I wouldn't recommend a D-link card in anything you take seriously. We call them "Doesn't-link" cards. We even had one melt on us and a D-link switch melted another time. They are no longer allowed in the building. On 12/27/02 9:38pm you wrote... > >>I just wanted to add an unfounded, untested, completely subjective remark >>regarding the desirability of using NICs that have "SERVER" in their >>designation. I suspect that these higher-end cards *may* have more built-in >>"smarts" than IMail Server can use or handle. > >I personally feel that the NIC drivers should "just work", and that there >shouldn't be any problems with any NIC (whether due to an issue with the >driver or with IMail). > >However, I've seen an IMail server that processed about 100MB of E-mail a >day with a $5 D-Link (aka "Cheap home brand") NIC card with any >connectivity issues. That's not to say that using cheap NIC cards is a >good idea on a server, but it does go to show that a properly designed >product (regardless of price) can do a great job even without "server" in >the label. > >On the other hand, there are times where a "server" label makes a world of >difference. For example, U.S. Robotics made one of the best modems in the >world (Couriers) as well as some junky modems for home users (Sportsters) >that would be terrible to use on a server. > > -Scott >--- >Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. >Declude Virus: Catches both viruses and vulnerabilities in E-mail, with no >annual licensing fees. > >--- >[This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus >(http://www.declude.com)] > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Solid Oak Software] > >
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