A basic registration on the MS Partner Programme is free: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/sales_and_marketing/actionpack/default.a spx
The Action Pack is available under the free registration. The free programme does not require any level of proven MS expertise. The AP software is licensed for in house use, not just for development and testing. The AP contents can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/partner/sales_and_marketing/actionpack/contents. aspx Having used the programme many years ago, I wish I'd remembered it a few months ago when I went out and paid for mail server (paid for software *gasp*), and the 2003 Server would be pretty useful, too. As far as running MS Exchange it's really no more complicated than any other SMTP server. Yes, there are tons of features there you would probably never use, but to set up basic smtp and domains is not so difficult - and you always have the extra functionality if you need it in the future. Hope this helps, Jenny -----Original Message----- From: Andy Allan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 December 2005 11:27 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: free mail server preferences In regards the Action Pack, it is for internal usage only (application development and testing). The licenses are NOT intended for personal use, hosting customers applications, or installing on customer sites. So, if you put any of this software into production your are violating your license. As an aside, you also need to be a level 3 Registered Member of the Microsoft Partner Program, which undoubtedly costs more money. Andy On 29/12/05, Snake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was not suggesting that he used exchange, if you READ properly, I was > listing some of the software that comes with Action Pack, including > Exchange. > Id you also refer to my previous reply, I had in fact suggested win2k3 which > includes SMTP and POP3 services. > > Russ > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Paul Ashenfelter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 December 2005 01:27 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: free mail server preferences > > On 12/28/05, Snake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Might I suggest a subscription to the Microsoft Action Pack. It only > > costs £200 per year, and for that you get several grands worth of > > software, including win2k3, sql server, Small business Server, and > > even Exchange server i think. > > I would strongly recommend NOT running an Exchange server solely to send > outbound SMTP email for testing... that's a lot of complication (pretty > equivalent to saying just run a Linux server for all your outbound mail > > -- > John Paul Ashenfelter > CTO/Transitionpoint > (blog) http://www.ashenfelter.com > (email) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:227867 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
