Howie,
sweet sounding package... I went to your site looking for pricing
schema on the product... where can I find that?
-paris
[finding the future in the past, passing the future in the present]
[connecting people, places and things]
-----Original Message-----
From: "Howie Hamlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 12:12:20 -0400
Subject: Re: Mailing List Manager
> Actually, it's not exactly right to say that the advanced features of
> iMS have to be built...it is more correct to say that all iMS
> features are built. The reason is - iMS is a mail server platform
> that is very much like a web server that uses ColdFusion in that it
> uses CF to perform the majority of its functions (just like a dynamic
> web server wouldn't do much without coding CF templates). In order
> to get developers started on iMS development we also provide a
> freeware ColdFusion application known as FusionMail. FusionMail
> provides templates that make iMS into a functioning mail server and
> also provide a web mail interface. We have clients that use
> FusionMail with only small modifications and with many modifications.
> We also have clients that have coded their servers from scratch.
>
> To answer the question from Dennis Powers:
>
> iMS is the only mail server that uses ColdFusion for processing (as a
> matter of fact, the iMS technology is currently patent pending).
> Because of the unique architecture, iMS has unlimited features (if
> there is a feature that you need then all you need to do is code it
> into the cfml of the server). For example, we needed a list server,
> auto responders and email forwarding so we coded those into
> FusionMail for our use. And, these features were coded in minutes -
> not hours or days. iMS includes advanced features that enable you to
> lock down your server in pretty much any way that you want (including
> built-in RBL support and IP address matching). FusionMail does not
> allow unauthorized relaying by default. It does not, however, do IP
> address checking. Suppose you do want to only allow
> relaying for a range of IP addresses..then, all you need to do is the
> following:
>
> 1 - assign a range or ranges of IP addresses that are allowed to
> relay (in the iMS configuration)
> 2 - in your cfml you allow or disallow relays based on a variable
> called "IPAllowed" which is set as "YES" or "NO" by the server
> according to the IP addresses that you assigned in step 1.
>
> So, basically, creating features in iMS is usually straight forward.
>
> We also have a version of iMS (called iMS-SE) that is a replacement
> for the external mail server that is required with CFMAIL. You can
> install iMS-SE and then change your CF Administrator settings to use
> iMS-SE as the mail server. This allows you to eliminate your
> dependence on the mail server administrator completely and also
> allows you to use the advanced features of iMS (using cfx_imsmail)
> including:
>
> real-time delivery status
> automatic delivery retry (no more UNDELIVR folder worries)
> unlimited attachments
> image embedding into html messages
>
> Basically, there is no other CFMAIL replacement that can provide all
> of the features of iMS (iMS even includes our inFusion Scheduler
> product which is a replacement for CFSchedule) and all of its proven
> reliability (and, iMS does not even need an external mail server like
> other replacement products require).
>
> BTW - iMS 2.1 will be released shortly with more features and
> enahanced processing speed and will also be a free upgrade for all
> iMS users (even those who bought 1.0).
>
> Please feel free to ask me any questions that you may have and I'll
> be happy to answer as best as I can.
>
> Regards,
>
> Howie Hamlin - inFusion Project Manager
> On-Line Data Solutions, Inc.
> www.CoolFusion.com
> 631-737-4668 x101
> inFusion Mail Server (iMS) - The Intelligent Mail Server
> Join the DevCon community at www.coolfusion.com/devcon
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 8:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Mailing List Manager
>
>
> > Currently I only have a single box for everything. As soon as I get
> a free
> > second and some spare cash I'm getting an SQL server to do all the
> DB stuff.
> > This means that there is a webserver, ColdFusion server and mail
> server all
> > on the same box at the moment and it's all running smoothly.
> > As for iMS working on a separate box from the CF server, I think it
> needs a
> > CF server for part of the processing but because it's all 'local',
> you can
> > probably use the free single user license version as its just not
> going to a
> > different IP for its work (in most cases). Actually, I believe that
> you can
> > use CF Express as well as long as your just using Access.
> > iMS has stuff build in for the black hole and other anti-spam stuff
> (no
> > matter how much I dislike the organizations) and it's simplicity to
> add your
> > own to it.
> > The main problem with iMS is that some of the more 'advanced'
> features have
> > to be built from scratch or bought from others. I'm talking about
> heavy
> > mailing lists and such. The FusionMail program is good enough for
> the basic
> > stuff.
> > Best to talk to Howie about what features are there and access to
> them. He's
> > on the list and is usually very fast with his responses.
> >
>
>
>
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