There is a time and a place for Exchange, but if all they intend to do is email, that's not it.
Exchange can be time consuming on the administrative end if the company has more than say 10 - 20 inboxes/accounts (especially as the information store grows). If they don't directly need the calendar/journal/shared info and extensive addressbook, don't go Exchange (not worth it as a strict MTA/email server). I agree with Eric that it looks like someone copied the feature list of Exchange (or similar). There are a lot of logs that most people don't use available in Qmail Toaster. Those might already do what you need. Patrick M. Ring Cornerstone IT, LLC Louisiana Web Host, LLC. 985-868-4200 -----Original Message----- From: Eric Shubert [mailto:e...@shubes.net] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:34 AM To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Subject: [qmailtoaster] Re: Is it possible with Qmail I'm glad to know that, Anil. It looks to me as though someone took a feature list from Exchange, and made them "requirements". Of course, most other email servers don't have these features, because frankly, they're not something that's necessary, or really even desirable. In the interest of reality, they could also have added: 6.Anti-spam capability must be an additional cost, and marginally effective. 7.Server reliability is spotty. 8.Admin of server will be a full time position that is difficult to fill due to frustrating environment. You'll need to decide for yourself what it's worth to you to serve this customer. If they're bent on getting Exchange, that's what they'll get, and they'll deserve it. My opinion is that if you're really acting in your customer's best interest, you'll try to help them understand why Exchange is not something that they should want. This is largely a process of education. Good luck (seriously). -- -Eric 'shubes' On 02/04/2011 12:05 AM, Anil Aliyan wrote: > Dear Eric, > > Yes these requirements are made by the customer. I know exchange > server has all these features but just wanted to check if other mail > servers like Qmail etc. can provide all these features or not as > Exchange Server will be a costly affair. > > Regards, > > Anil Aliyan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Shubert [mailto:e...@shubes.net] > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 7:24 PM > To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com > Subject: [qmailtoaster] Re: Is it possible with Qmail > > On 02/03/2011 06:02 AM, Anil Aliyan wrote: >> Dear All , >> >> I have a prospect customer who wish to host their mailing server with >> us and wish to the following capabilities in the provided mailing > solution. >> Can we have all these mentioned below in Qmail or any add-on for qmail. >> >> 1.Every incoming& outgoing messages must have unique number >> generated at server level. >> >> 2.Every incoming& outgoing message track/ status should be >> maintained and administrator can monitored the overall log. >> >> 3.Admin can maintain user profile and grouping. >> >> 4.Admin can review overall / user wise activities. >> >> Regards, >> >> Anil Aliyan >> > > Were these "requirements" written by you or your prospective customer? > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > ----- > Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group > (www.vickersconsulting.com) > Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. > If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > ----- > Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and > packages. > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com > For additional commands, e-mail: > qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group > (www.vickersconsulting.com) > Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. > If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------- Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. 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