Dear Jon, Going back 05:52 22.10.2002...
> Apples and oranges. Notes is complete overkill if it is used for email only. But > even so, Notes is appropriate as an enterprise email system for a large number > of users. No way that you'd use TB for this. A few of many examples: Forget your Why not. It depends on the backend? Who do you think's gonna beat a nice little Unix setup with Cyrus LMTP-delivery, which can be cascaded or clustered for more performance? > TB password? Fergit it! Need support? Sorry, a mailing list alone doesn't cut it We're using a MySQL-approach for the mail users. If someone forgets his password, he can call in and we look it up (hey, that's what databases are for), if he still has it set in eg TB, he can ask the MTA to send him a reminder. Easy go, no? > for most companies. Centralized backup? Where are you going to centralize the > message base in a secure manner? (And this is coming from someone what has > Notes for 12 years and hates it as an email system!) TB stores mail in a distinct folder. What backup program does your company use?! We're using ARCServer, okay it's not the nicest, but it can make daily backups of resources on user workstations. Or you can set TB to save the mail on the users personal storage on the servers. Or you can make a cron, uhm excuse me, at.exe job to copy the stuff to a network drive for backup. Or or or... > "She now is pushing our company to take a look at The Bat! to replace Notes." > A perfect example why "computer illiterates" shouldn't make technical > recommendations... Really depends on the usage, as you correctly pointed out. We've taken over many customers that had brought for $$$ MS Exchange with licenses, and who only needed a simple Unix SMTP and POP server together with a simple MUA. Don't forget that The decisions taken by often so-called "management" aren't the best ones. Cheers, Johannes mailto:jposel@;zedat.fu-berlin.de -- Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" until you can find a rock. ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
