It all comes down to what the client is looking for. iMS is intended to be unlike any other mail server offering. It is sort of like the difference between a compiled shopping cart application and CFWebstore or Able Commerce. If you are happy with the compiled product, and it does everything you want it to do both now and in the future, then you buy that if the price is right. If you want something that is infinitely customizable and gives you the ability to add your own features then you buy CFWebstore or Able Commerce.
It's the same with iMS vs. traditional email servers. If you are happy with the feature set and price then you go with the compiled email server and hope that the applications that you need in the future will be built into the product. If you want something that does not tie you into a feature set then you go with iMS. My company used to buy mail servers from other companies (pre-iMS days). I am still a member of their support list because it deals with aspects of email and adminstration beyond just their product. Anyway, users of that product (which has a very rich feature set) still manage to come up with features that are not part of the standard offering. When that happens, they request the feature addition and hope that the feature is added to the product. If it is, then they need to have a subscription to get the update and, if the feature is not added or it takes a long time to add it, then they are out of luck. There are so many times that I look at a feature request and think about how easy it would be to add to iMS. So, anyway, I think this pretty much outlines the general way that a client has to look at an email server offering - does it do what I need it to do today and will it do what I need it to do in the future. With other mail servers you can't answer that second part with more than "I hope so" - with iMS the answer is always "yes." HTH, Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Narain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "inFusion Support List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 2:56 PM Subject: [iMS] iMS vs. NetWin DMail > Hello all, > > I'm working on a client's project and I'm recommending > iMS to the client to handle all of the mail-related > tasks (one being handling of mailing lists). > > Another consultant they work with recommends this > product. I've got a conference call tomorrow with > them to go over the options. The main argument > presented is that it will cost more with iMS to BUILD > a list-serv than it costs to license this other > product outright (I don't think I agree). > > Any additional combat tactics are appreciated. The > site for this other mail product is: > > http://netwinsite.com/dmail_first.htm > > Best regards, > Greg > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� > http://movies.yahoo.com/ ==^======================================================= This list server is Powered by iMS "The Swiss Army Knife of Mail Servers" -------------------------------------- To leave this list please complete the form at http://www.coolfusion.com/iMSSupport.cfm Need an iMS Developer license? Sign up for a free license here: http://www.coolfusion.com/iMSDevelopers.cfm List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/infusion-email%40eoscape.com/ Note: You are subscribed as [email protected] ==^=======================================================
