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-----Original Message----- From: Martin Reilly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 6:26 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - Domino/Notes Versus Exchange I can honestly say that Notes/Domino is without too much doubt the most awful software I have ever had to work with. (I say without *too* much doubt because some days I think GroupShield may hold that honour... it depends which I've had to work with most recently). I worked with Notes and Domino every day - both as an administrator and an end-user - for nearly a year. I found new reasons to hate it every single day. Where should I start? The client is unintuitive, slow, and unreliable. Pretty much every single user interface design error known to software designers is demonstrated somewhere in Notes at least once. The administrative tools make the client look quite well organised and well behaved. The server side components leak memory like it was going out of fashion and appear to merely tolerate running on the same box as Windows rather than integrating with the OS in any sensible way. The security model is over-engineered, over-complex, under-functional, and doesn't integrate with anything useful (users hate having to sign in twice, once for Windows, once for Notes, and who can blame them?). Likewise the directory. I could go on for pages and pages on the cons... one day I'll write up the "Alternative Notes FAQ" that I keep threatening to put on the web. The pros? Well... not too many virus writers have noticed Notes, so you can have an easier time there than with Outlook. Alledgedly, Notes is good for workflow and small databases, but I've yet to see anything done with it that couldn't have been achieved much faster, cheaper and more reliably with MS Office integrated with Exchange. It's a niche market. Before it sinks without a trace (which I'll give three, maybe four years) there is probably going to be good money for people with skills looking after it or - better still - the right skills for migrating people off of it onto Exchange. > -----Original Message----- > From: David N. Precht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 08 January 2002 13:17 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: OT - Domino/Notes Versus Exchange > > > I am very familar with Exchange, but my company currently > uses Domino/Notes > for the client we are doing work for. What (IYHO) are the > pros and cons of > Domino/Notes ? > > TIA- > Dave > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
