In the middle of this good stuff is a very wise idea that you need to see.
The magic word is price. Your client most likely has a finite amount of
money that all of this is supposed to cost, and if you get cost
overruns, not only might the client not have the budget for the bill
that he has run up, but you will probably find yourself "Giving him a
break" and wind up not making any money on the project.
If the client knew what plan A would cost, what plan B would cost, etc.
your decisions might all get made for you.
Mark
Robert Mark Wallace
60 Delaware Road
Newburgh, NY 12550-3802
Telephone: (8445) 566-0586
On 02/02/2012 02:02 PM, Chris Knadle wrote:
On Wednesday, February 01, 2012 09:10:49 AM, Chris Joslyn wrote:
Good stuff! Thanks.
I involuntarily focus on phrases like "slightly more baby sitting" and "a
bit complicated", though. That sounds like "work" to me.
Initially, it is. But after that you'll usually only need a tweak every few
months.
I am considering Google for Nonprofits<http://www.google.com/nonprofits/>.
My only hesitation grows from my prejudice, as in "Google" means "mostly
benevolent and disturbingly o*mnispective overlord". Anyone tried that
option?*
The good news is that if you use Google for mail, it's easy. The bad news is
that if you use Google for mail, you have little to no control. And if you
want to ask questions or want to get logs to know whether an email got through
or not, good luck with that.
So it depends on what your client wants. Try to come up with a price for
setting up their server for receiving email (as best you can given the
information you have), and then tell them what you think you know, the price
for doing the work, and give them the choice. [Or at least that's what I'd do
in this situation.]
-- Chris
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Chris Knadle
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Feb 1 - Home Networking Made Simple with Amahi Home Server
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