I had a very similar experience. I have been running SIMS over 18 months now, although there were problems from time to time, I couldn't find a trace to accuse SIMS for its job. Only recently I need a 'free' IMAP server and webmailing, I decided to setup another email server with FreeBSD running mainly qmail, courier-imap, and sqwebmail, etc. It was a very flexible and powerful system to play with, and maybe I am comparing orange with apple but when I looked back, my SIMS has been providing Apop, pb4smtp, RBL check, web based admin and realtime log browing thru browser, etc for over 18 months and it only took me a fraction of time to setup compared to the FBSD box.... And the greatest thing was an 'ex-great' 7600 has therefore been given a second chance for its life.
Bravo SIMS! It is simply great for most I need, and this is not a commercial :-) Clive Chan www.webandesign.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Risley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "SIMS Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 9:33 AM Subject: the joy of SIMS > For various reasons, I have migrated almost my entire operation over > to Yellow Dog Linux running on a stack of PowerMac 7200/120's. I have > only a single Mac OS box (running 8.5) in the server farm, > specifically for running SIMS. > > Recently I got a notion migrate my mail processing to Linux and > eliminate the last Mac OS box. This is a completely not-for-profit > operation. The last 7200 I bought cost $9 on eBay, and the whole farm > was cobbled together for only a few hundred dollars. The cost of a > Communigate Pro license would break the bank here, not to mention > violating the spirit of this undertaking. > > Well, I succeeded in getting qmail installed and running, and adding > modules or patches to support POP, remote administration, blackhole > lists, SMTP-AUTH, xtnd xmit, address harvesting restrictions, > logging, password management, notification, and I'm sure a few other > features that SIMS supports that I had taken for granted. Whew! What > a trial! > > In the end, I decided to stick with SIMS. Though I'm an experienced > *nix admin, the new mail setup simply seems too complex for me to > comfortably administer in the few hours a week I have available to > run this farm. > > I just wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for SIMS and > Stalker's support of this friendly, reliable, free program. I > frequently get questions from other admins about how I run the mail > here, and while none have been willing to bring up a Mac box, several > have bought CGP after taking a quick look at SIMS. (At least in this > small way, SIMS is working as a marketing tool.) This is an > incredible tool and, IMHO, well worth running an additional box to > support. Believe me, next time I'm setting up a *nix-based mail > system, I will eschew the "free" solutions in favor of CGP. > > --Ron > -- > Ron Risley > www.risley.net > > ############################################################# > 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]> > > ############################################################# 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]>
