>The cost of an old mac isn't even an issue here in the least. I've >got more old macs than sense. The reason I'm concerned about using >SIMS longterm is that it and the operating systems it runs in are >not likely to receive timely updates for much longer.
My offer still stands to anyone else out on the list.... need a PowerPC to run SIMS? I think I can get a few, and would part with them for just the cost of shipping. > >Sure, classic Mac OS has been the most secure operating system as >far as servers are concerned. That by no means indicates that there >isn't a potentially fatal flaw that just hasn't been discovered yet. >At what point in the future will Apple refuse to provide further >upgrades to this legacy system. I think that aside from really >damaging issues, we've already reached that point. OS X has been out >for over a year now, why would Apple devote more than the bare >minimum resources to OS 9 any longer? They wouldn't. But they still support it, and would fix security issues. X should still be considered beta software, as far as I'm concerned. It should be called 10.1.5b1. When it's been 6 months since my last kernel crash, and I can go that long without a reboot because they're not constantly upgrading it (it's really in a constant state of flux... and for enhancements, that a good thing, but for long-term stability, that's bad) I'll consider X non-beta. Until then, I'll continue to use my ultra stable X systems (just because it's beta, doesn't mean that it's not better and more stable than any version of Windows!) >I think that all the SIMS users that Communigate Pro makes sense >for, costwise at least, have probably upgraded. I haven't. Yet. But I will when I feel more comfortable with Communigate Pro. >Those of us asking for another option from Stalker as simply >expressing a desire to be able to continue to support this fine >company. Believe me, if I could justify a full Communigate Pro >license, I'd be there but email just isn't a revenue generator for >us. They already offer Communigate Pro as a free download. If they lowered their prices, they risk devaluing their product. >That's not to say that I might not end up with 2,000+ accounts in >Communigate Pro at some time in the future, just saying that I'm not >there now and not likely to get there any time soon. If I end up >eventually biting the bullet and switching to one of the open source >packages, I'm not likely to switch again. If there's a reasonably >priced Communigate Pro config that meets my meagre needs, I'd much >rather stick with what I know. > I see where you're coming from. -Jerry ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
