E-mail for Intranet & mailing list management

[Jon Enge]

My investigation of Web-based mail clients, mailing list management, and a
few other issues has led me to consider replacing our current mail service
(sendmail on Digital Unix, about 250 users) with an all-in-one package
that includes the SNMP service, POP, IMAP, Web client, mailing lists, and
virus scanning. Possibly running on <GASP!> Windows NT/2000.

I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who as implemented, investigated,
or just has opinions on products such as:

Gordano NTMail, www.gordano.com
Rockliffe MailSite, www.rockliffe.com
Deerfield MDaemon, www.deerfield.com
Ipswitch IMail Server, www.ipswitch.com

My gut tells me that the most standard way to provide all these services
is to use Sendmail on a Linux/Unix box and then add on IMP or
SquirrelMail, AND Majordomo or Listserv, AND Trend Micro Virus Wall or
Norton AV for Gateways, etc. But that means keeping up with updates and
security issues on multiple products and hoping they all keep working
together properly.

In theory, a single-vendor solution with a single management interface
should make it easier to maintain the system. Right?


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Jon Enge, Systems Analyst	         jenge at vlc.lib.mi.us
Valley Library Consortium	       (989) 497-0925 ext. 2
3210 Davenport				 fax: (989) 497-0918
Saginaw, MI 48602




> On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:38:46AM -0800, bob at esrl.lib.md.us remarked:
> > Thanks to all who responded to my question about e-mail for an
> > Intranet.
> > 
> > I installed SquirrelMail, and, as Jeremy Frumkin stated, it is
> > nice and easy to use as well as being easy to install.
> 
> Does SquirrelMail support something I call 'shared folders'?  In
> other words, can someone make (selected) mail folders accessible
> to another person or persons?  This might be useful
> functionality for team members working on a common project.
> 
> This is functionality that Exchange Server provides, and I am
> looking for an open source alternative - all tips are
> appreciated  :)
> 
> Cheers,
> Raymond
> 
>