Thanks for the tip. We'll look into it. Gene Date sent: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 20:36:00 -0700 (MST) From: Robert Ambrose To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Subject: Re: Big bucks to M$, unless someone knows sendmail... Send reply to: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Take a look at openmail from HP (www.openmail.com). > > rna > > On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Gene Holmerud wrote: > > > Where I work (government) we're searching for a replacement for an > > email system. The current system has custom hardware and software > > and runs on (would you believe) a private X.25 WAN. It gets messages > > to any or all 50-odd sites throughout the Western US in less than a > > minute. > > > > Here's the new game plan/requirements: > > 1. Solution needs to be "off the shelf" h/w and s/w. > > 2. A private and robust IP WAN is in place, ready for use. The > > Internet doesn't guarantee delivery times. > > 3. A pair of servers that are data mirrors should be at one node. > > 4. Another server mirroring data can be located at another node on > > the WAN. > > 5. Loading is very light (something like 10 to 20 1k messages per > > client per hour). > > 6. Reliability is very important, re: the robust WAN and multiple > > servers. > > 7. Failing from one of the paired servers to the other should be > > nearly unnoticable to the client users. Failing to the second-site > > server could require stopping the client and relogging in. > > 8. Copies of messages sent from any client go to the intended > > client(s) and to a repository (could be one of the servers). > > 9. A convenient means of determining whither a given message has been > > delivered. A return msg from each destination is not a good solution > > as 50 such messages are just clutter, and one or two missed > > deliveries would not be noticed, but should alert an administrator. > > 10. Email client must have a forms capability. That is about 10 pre- > > defined forms exist on servers and clients. User fills in the > > blanks, and only the variable data is transmitted. > > 11. Logins (user, client maintenance, server maint., & sys > > management) must use encrypted passwords. > > 12. Automatic printing of received messages at client sites. > > 13. A folders capability for manual and/or automatic sorting and > > retention of messages at the client. > > > > Yes, it's a tough spec. M$ Exchange 2000 comes somewhere near > > fulfilling the requirements, but at something like $5k to $10k > > licensing per server! If there's something close in the Linux > > environment, I'd like to take a real hard look. > > > > Gene > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickl y and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss