We have a Zimbra farm, and host several companies email on their own server, as well a two other ISPs.
I LIKE Zimbra.!! Robert Canary OCDirect Electrical-Datacomm (866) 594-0786 Fax (270) 955-0362 Voice ----- Original Message ----- > On 1/9/2012 10:48, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: > > one of the best one is that the Web > > > interface is full featured, and looks very much like Outlook. > > > Additionally if folks use the desktop client, the look and feel of > > it > > is > > > consistent. > > > Another subtle feature is that it allows for larger than 2 gig Mail > > boxes. > > > The only bad part is .. that Zimbra is a Memory Hungry !!!! > > > and due to the web interface being full functional, folks will use > > it > > > Web interface as the primary interface.. thus one will have to make > > sure > > > that the mail server is sized correctly to handle the Web load... > > Granted it's been awhile since I was running an ISP (dear god almost > 7 years or so), but as I still consult and am familiar with the > business of the Indi ISP, hope you all don't mind my two cents. > I truly love zimbra, I use it for my personal mail and blackberry, > however as an ISP your not getting any money to provide email (with > google giving it away you can't compete). Why would you invest in > the hardware necessary to run Zimbra? A simple linux/bsd box can run > qmail with virtual domains and basic spam filtering for 20k email > boxes. If you need to throw 15k dollars on the hardware to run a > redundant zimbra cluster for a service that makes no money, it's not > worth it. All you need is a simple pop box for the end user, if they > want more than that, let them get a Google account (they most likely > have one anyways). > A proper POP+qmail server needs a 1ghz box with raid, a G1 DL360 for > $400 can support this. Figure a day of your time to get it setup and > pop'n and you're going. There is no need to give the customer any > more than that, not to mention they will be bugging your support > staff with stupid questions about the zimbra interface or other > inane stuff. A pop client is all they should guarantee and quite > frankly most end users are lucky they get that with the amount they > cost in support. > I'm not saying this is the proper way, but if you're in the transport > and IP business, then email is secondary. If you're running a value > added service you can license zimbra for that and triple your money, > but most are not in that market. > -- > Bryan Fields > APAC Imports LLC > Phone: 800-721-6502 > Fax: 727-493-1511 > http://apacimports.com > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
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