>Here's a basic question: > >What factors should I consider in setting up our first email system? > >We're a small office, 3-5 users, Mac and PC on a 10BaseT LAN. >Peer-to-peer sharing only at this time. > >We have a hosting account with a company that provides unlimited POP >accounts for our domain name. >Currently we only have a dial-up ISP account shared with a router. Soon >to have cable modem. > >I want users to be able to send email and attachments to one another and >onto the Internet. Should I just use the POP accounts for all of this or >should I set up an inhouse email server with SIMS or ?? >
I think your life will be *much easer* if you just give all your users a email address supplied by your ISP and leave it at that. When you get your cable modem, you can plug it into a Cable/DSL/Router (like the 8 port Linksys BEFSR81; about $130.00 mail order) and then run ethernet to each PC/Mac. Plug in a network card and you are done. Let your ISP handle all the differnt email addresses. jack in portland oregon -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
