On Sun, 24 Aug 2003, Bill wrote: > I have been using Linux now for a few years and with the latest rounds of > viruses I just done get it! Why are IT Mgrs still employed by companies that > alow them to use M$ servers? I just dont get it! First off the savings in > licenseing fees alone would suggest using Linux based servers. Second to > install a Linux based email server running mail scanning software that scans > for dangerous attachements is easy and free. the damn anti-virus software is > free and not only that it can be updated using a damn cron file. > > If all businesses rather small or large ran Linux and scanned there in and > out going mail there wouldnt be these stupid ass viruses. Just imagin the > cost savings some corporations would have dumping M$ email servers for > Postfix or Sendmail!!!!
The problem is not the servers. The problem is the client. Outlook is the problem here, not the servers. Why companies use outlook is another issue. They use it because they believe they have to. The features that they want are calendars and shared folders integrated into the mail client. Sounds like a job for Evolution! Exchange is also a piece in this puzzle. You want to replace that as well. IMAP and ical will replace much of the functionality of Exchange without the data corruption problems. I don't see why people choose Microsoft at all. The cost per seat is prohibitive, when you do the math. The reliability is vague, at best. You can't replace hardware without having to reinstall the entire OS. You can't mount non-MS partitions or media. You are limited to a single desktop. It requires much more hardware to run. (And lots of single function machines scattered about for PDCs, BDCs, WINS, etc.) And you have to worry about law enforcement people coming in and shutting your company down if you are running something "unauthorized". Screw that! I'm running Linux!
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