Re: Good Windows email server?

Charles wrote on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 11:31:05 +0000 (UTC):

> Anyway, since Exchange is the panacea, what can you say against it?

It doesn't conform to either RFC2821 or RFC2822 for starters.

It accepts then bounces non-deliverables.

It doesn't know how to use DNSBLs without 3rd party plugins.

Since it requires MS-Windows it's inherently vulnerable to far too many 
attacks.

> If we bring email in house we have to deal with a lot of things - and 
> buy software or plugins to deal with spam, viruses and backups.  Do 
> the benefits outweigh the costs in additional maintenance and 
> software?

If you don't use Microsoft products on a Net-facing machine and rather 
stick with industry standard software (a real MTA on a Unix O/S) 
instead, then your costs in terms of initial outlay and maintenance are 
*lower* than with a MS system.

In the long term it's also probably cheaper then outsourcing your mail.