Google’s spam handling alone is worth using gmail IMHO.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Rory Conaway" <r...@triadwireless.net> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 10:05:54 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Exchange Server replacement We dumped out SBS server and just went to a new Exchange Server in house. Knowing what Google does to Gmail, what Google does to all the data it hosts and who it gives access to without our knowledge, I’m keeping our own email server. Rather face the hackers head on. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 7:44 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Exchange Server replacement I use Google Drive for everything. I have it on several computers so that if the internet goes down or Google goes down I still have a local copy of all my junk on at least two places I can access. I hope that protects me from ransomware. Have not left Word and Excel for Google yet other than storing the files on the drive. But I agree, I love what Drive does for me. From: Darin Steffl Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 8:40 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Exchange Server replacement We've been Google apps for business now for over 5 years. Love it and know I don't have to worry about my data being secure and backed up. Also don't have to administer a server and spam filters. It just something I don't want to think about and Google gives me that ability. If you're running a wisp, then run your wisp instead of doing email and stuff. Google kicks ass! On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 8:25 AM Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: Which hosted service are you using? Cost effective? From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Sterling Jacobson Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 6:35 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Exchange Server replacement The very low cost plan I am on appears to have sharepoint included at some capacity. I don’t use it though. I had sharepoint running for a while on my own Exchange server a few years ago. It ran fine, but I had to run firewalls specific to it to make sure I wasn’t hacked. I don’t know if I’m any better hacking wise with the MS hosted solution, but probably. At least I don’t have to worry about all that crap anymore. I just wonder if they will ever get password hacked etc. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Rory Conaway Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 4:30 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Exchange Server replacement It was a little more work to set up but hosted Exchange has limitations. We are also planning on adding Sharepoint and integrating some other functions on the server when we upgrade the hardware. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of That One Guy /sarcasm Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 3:56 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Exchange Server replacement I had the same attitude, but our 2011sbs took a shit and we decided it would be quicker to swap to hosted exchange than rebuild (gave us the option to build a new 2012 active directory and get rid of all the sbs nonsense) I love it, no messing with firewalls, keeping patches in place, if there is ever an issue, i just initiate a ticket and actually get to go home, so much better funner On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 4:22 PM, Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: I just don’t want our core business email in the cloud. We do our WISP emails in the cloud but not the core. Maybe I am naïve, but would like to think there are certain things that maybe the government might not have access to. Nothing to hide, but it’s the principle of ot Paul From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Sterling Jacobson Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 5:14 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Exchange Server replacement For your office? So no client email for ISP etc? I got sick of managing Exchange, so I just use cloud 365. Works fine for small or large nubmers, doubt it will bail anytime soon. Don’t need to worry about hardware/software/domain AD etc. etc. It’s not too hard to manage online. When I was hosting email I used Zimbra, but now days I don’t bother with client email. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Paul McCall Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 3:02 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Exchange Server replacement Our Microsoft Small Business server 2011 is getting “long in the tooth” and my Unix guys are expressing the desire to explore other options. I have grown accustom to MS servers, even though they can be a resource hog. I use Touchdown client with my Android phone and “if just works” I don’t want to do a cloud based replacement per se. Not comfortable with my entire business email system, etc. being out in the world. Soooo…. What have you guys moved to for an Exchange type alternative? Paul Paul McCall, Pres. PDMNet / Florida Broadband 658 Old Dixie Highway Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-564-6800 office 772-473-0352 cell www.pdmnet.com pa...@pdmnet.net -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook
