I like to ask people why they want state of the art software to support 20 year old protocols when superior options exist.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Brasslett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:40 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Arguments against POP3 > > > Well, I think you are taking it too literally. While PST > files themselves > have some unique problems, the real basis as to why PST=BAD > is that storing > email on local storage systems is not good. This is not good > for the same > reasons why you would not have someone store their files on their hard > drive... They should be stored on a file server. As such, > email should be > stored on an email server and not a local hard drive. > > IMAP4, while is not as good of a solution as OWA, is better > than POP3 in > that email folders can be stored on the server. > > Aaron > > -----Original Message----- > From: Depp, Dennis M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:26 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Arguments against POP3 > > > Perhaps I missed something. I see a chapter on why not to > use .pst files, > but nothing against using POP3. I dismissed the comment of > POP3=Administor > Slothfulness. I understand POP3=PST if you are using > Outlook, but there are > other email clients that support POP3 and do not use PST files. > > Dennis Depp > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:17 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Arguments against POP3 > > > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > -----Original Message----- > From: Clishe, Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 8:14 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Arguments against POP3 > > > Where is the Swynk Exchange list FAQ? I've been poking around > the site and > have not been able to find it. Searched for "FAQ" and for > "POP3" and neither > search turned up anything. > > Jason > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Molkentin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 12:44 AM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: RE: Arguments against POP3 > > > > > > Tony, > > > > The Swynk Exchange list has a whole chapter on WHY NOT TO > USE POP3 in > > their FAQ - built by people who know. In fact, I've used > info from the > > FAQ as grounds for supporting an argument many times... it > is a great > > place to get all the know-how. > > > > Bottom line - if you want to have backups (and effective > ones at that) > > of your company's mail, do not use POP3 for the client. > They can/will > > password protect them, rendering them useless; they can/will > > accidentally delete their *.pst containing their history of > mail and > > come looking for the non-existent back up; etc, etc, etc. > > > > Exchange running SMTP is the only way to go as far as I am > concerned - > > even in the move from 5.5 to 2K. > > > > If I can help any more, I'm glad to. That's what I like about this > > list - so many willing, intelligent, 'been there before' > people that > > are happy to share the info. > > > > My $0.02 (inc GST). > > > > themolk. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tony Valiantis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, 21 January 2003 11:55 AM > > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > > Subject: Arguments against POP3 > > > > > > > > > We are migrating from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000. As part of > > > this, we have provided OWA for our remote users. > > > > > > Almost everyone is happy with this except a few PITA > users who are > > > whinging about losing the POP3 we used to provide on Exchange 5.5 > > > > > > I don't want to provide POP3 as I would like to close > that port and > > > not offer the service, but I am looking for some valid arguments > > > that I can > > > use to argue against higher management when these users go > > complaining > > > to them. > > > > > > Can anyone provide me with something I can use to build a > > case against > > > POP3 access. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Tony. > > > > > > > > > Tony Valiantis > > > Project Coordinator > > > Systems Engineering Group > > > UNiTAB Ltd. > > > > > > ------ > > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
