HP Open Mail

[Gene Holmerud]

Thanks again:  We're going with Open Mail and the ultra high 
availability package form Avail Technology.  Should be up and running 
throughout the Western US the first week in January!  The costs are 
so, so much less than the M$ option that wouldn't do anything about 
our availability needs!

From:           	"Gene Holmerud" <geneous@bigfoot.com>
To:             	plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Date sent:      	Sun, 17 Sep 2000 20:50:15 -0700
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> Thanks for the tip.  We'll look into it.
> 
> Gene
> 
> Date sent:      	Thu, 14 Sep 2000 20:36:00 -0700 (MST)
> From:           	Robert Ambrose <rna@testpt.com>
> To:             	plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject:        	Re: Big bucks to M$, unless someone knows sendmail...
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> > 
> > 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
> > > 
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