Tell it to the managers, the people making the purchasing decisions. That's
the hurdle to overcome...


> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug@arcticmail.com [mailto:plug@arcticmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 2:34 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: imap server
> 
> 
> 
> Sigh.
> 
> What does one thing have to do with the other?
> 
> In the "big picture" for a given project, the 
> cost of the software slice of the pie is next
> to NOTHING.  If you have to pay $4,000 for M$
> licenses, the other costs associated with that
> project will FAR exceed $4,000.
> 
> The reason that I CHOOSE to implement FreeBSD
> as a server OS is NOT because it is free (as
> in free beer), but rather because
> 
>      1.  It's Unix.
>      2.  The applications that I want to
>          run run on FreeBSD.
>      3.  I have the source.
>      4.  It's incredibly stable and reliable.
> 
> 
> OK, now that the OS selection is done, the
> fact that it HAPPENS to be free beer makes
> it that much better.
> 
> Now, apply similar criteria to the applications.
> The ideal situation is a product that's incredibly
> stable and reliable, the source code is there
> for all to see (ideally under a BSD-style license,
> but GPL would be OK), it provides all of the
> features and functionality that you require
> of it, is configured via a virtual reality voice
> recognition system ("Work perfectly, now and
> forever."), and is free beer.  Guess what?  You're
> probably not going to find the ideal.  If you
> find an outstanding system that meets a lot of
> the ideal criteria, but just happens to not be
> free beer, then JUST PAY THE MAN.
> 
> If you want an e-mail system that costs nothing,
> there's only one solution:  Don't have an e-mail
> system.
> 
> 
> D
> 
> * On Sun, Jul 23, 2000 at 12:59:50PM -0700, Digital Wokan wrote:
> > Fat load of good Cyrus will do me if I'm trying to pitch 
> using Linux for
> > our mail server to my boss.  It's only free for personal use.
> > What's a good GPL (or at least free) POP3 or IMAP server 
> for use in a
> > corporate environment?
> > 
> > plug@arcticmail.com wrote:
> > > 
> > > Cyrus.
> > > 
> > > * On Thu, Jul 20, 2000 at 05:51:45PM -0700, Jason Brown wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Anyone have a recomendation for a imap server.  I would 
> like it as secure as
> > > > possible, but it will not have a high load on it.
> > > >
> > > > Jason Brown
> > 
> > -- 
> > Digital Wokan
> > Tribal mage of the electronics age
> > Guerilla Linux Warrior
> 
> 
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