Re: [TCLUG:14874] Help! Help! Save me from M$ Exchange!

[Nate Carlson <natecars@real-time.com>]

On Sat, 18 Mar 2000, Kelly Black wrote:

> I have been given a week to come up with hard evidence that HP's OpenMail 
> would not be the kiss of death for the company I work for.
> The only other alternative they will consider is Exchange (shudder).  In 
> order to allow our company to go with OpenMail instead of exchange would be 
> some real life experiences anyone out there might have had with OpenMail in 
> a company of our size.
> 
> The statistics:  Company approx 50 users headed to 75 or 100 in less then a 
> year.  About 10 or 20 remote users as some point (occasional dial-up 
> connection to the main office).
> 
> I guess I would like to know if anyone else out in the list, (or colleagues 
> of list members) can help me with the following:
> 
> 1.  How long did it take to implement?
> 2.  Problems associated with contacting HP for support?
> 3.  End user reaction to use of the Outlook client with OpenMail?
> 4.  Any other data that you think might help me out!!!
> 
> Thanks,
> Kelly Black
> (Trying to banish NT to CD's on the server room shelves, instead of running 
> on servers!)

You _do_ know you can run OpenMail on a Linux server, right?   =P

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