Re: Inexpensive anti-spamware/anti-verminware tactic

Charles Cazabon <[email protected]> wrote:
> In the abstract ("Wow, a 120GB drive is only $100"), it is.  In the specifics
> of operating a high-volume server, it is definitely not.  Ask your local ISP
> with fifty thousand users how much it costs to operate their email
> infrastructure (all SMTP and POP/IMAP servers) including associated hardware
> maintenance contracts, on-call time, administration expenses, telephone
> support, etc.  You will be shocked, positively shocked, at how expensive it
> works out for them to offer you a measly 5MB or 10MB inbox.

Mysterious then that Hotmail can do it for absolutely free.
Regardless, IM2000 does not reduce mail storage requirements
so I'm not sure what your point is. IM2000 might reduce bandwidth a
bit, but frankly SMTP bandwidth is *nothing* compared to other uses
like HTTP.