On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Kevin Lundy <[email protected]> wrote: > That said, I think we all need to remember this is a free service being > offered by Sunbelt/GFI that has a direct expense to them (Lyris, servers, < bandwidth aren't free).
I think one of the points being made here is that Lyris is likely costing them much more than it should. * License fees -- There are much better products available, for free * Server resources -- Having mail backed up like this compounds loading effects * Bandwidth -- Those redundant replies you mention * Discontent -- People get annoyed and go elsewhere * Reputation -- "GFI makes mail software and they can't even run a list?" * Advertising -- Lyris archives don't index on the web, so all those hits that could be pulling up GFI pages are going to mail-archive.com and maybe seeing their competitor's ads * Support costs -- Lyris apparently needs more care-and-feeding than other products I'd also guess that a GNU Mailman system is less resource inventive than a Lyris system, although if they don't already have a public *nix host that equation gets rather more complicated. There are "virtual appliances" -- virtual machines where you can just download a pre-configured disk image, drop it in place, and you're up and running in minutes. I bet there are GNU Mailman virtual appliances out there. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
