Paul McNett wrote: > Or, I'm not willing to sacrifice my good name by trusting that some huge > company > isn't going to change a policy or make a mistake and screw my customer. Much > better > to have on-site mail services. But there's *no way* that would ever be an > Exchange > Server.
Let me elaborate a bit on the other pros of having onsite mail: + We are in control of updates, patches, and supporting software such as antivirus, IMAP filtering, iCal/WebCal, webmail without the bloody ads, etc. + We are in control of setting up however many users we want, and however many mailing lists we want. + We are in control of the company's domain name and DNS records, so we can set up alternate mail routing, etc. + Internal email never hits the Internet, which is kind of heart-warming in that nobody will be spying on that along the way, not to mention an internal email will get to the recipient in like .2 seconds. + Domain names like att.net, yahoo.com, hotmail.com say: "We aren't capable of doing it right, but buy from us anyway". + Do it right (hint: don't use Exchange or Outlook) and users remain happy. My postfix/dovecot/squirrelmail/clamav/spamassassin/ImapFilter setup has been running with no issues and no downtime other than kernel updates for months now. Before that, I had some stability issues with the Linux clocksource but the mailserver has been rock solid for years. For my main client, I maintain a Kerio Mailserver because they are used to the slick webmail, but that server sends/receives from the Internet via my postfix box for security (Kerio doesn't handle spam very well). Yes, it can cost a bit of $$$ getting a free mailserver on a free OS set up initially, but it pays off in the long term, in spades. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
