I have also have had good luck with Imail. I am currently looking for some
type of virus protection for it, what do you recommend? (I am looking at
WebSheild)
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> Actually we are considering returning the product over concerns
> regarding scalability -- but really, guys, w/o disparaging iMail,
> are there any other serious email server contenders for ISPs and
> webhosting companies that are worth considering?
FYI, I had the morning from hell today. It started with a call at 3:30AM
that the mail server was down, and ended (hopefully!) about an hour ago.
Yet, IMail ran virtually perfectly the whole time. The only "problem" with
IMail is that when the Internet connection came back up, it couldn't connect
to other mail servers, when McAfee's terrible WebShield SMTP was using 100%
CPU and had about 5,000 sockets open.
The two things at fault: [1] UUNET had a major network outage apparently
covering most of the east coast, from about 2:30AM to about 4:30AM EST.
Once UUNET was back in business, [2] WebShield SMTP went kablooey (did I
spell that right?), likely because of a higher-than-usual volume of E-mail.
It went up to 100% CPU usage (on a 2 CPU machine), and the service couldn't
even stop; I had to hit the OFF button on the server.
During this time, IMail did everything it was supposed to, without fail.
Our server is probably about average sized, but in July IMail handled
100,000 E-mails (over 4 gigs worth), and the mail server crashed twice (once
due to the backup software, the other time due to WebShield SMTP).
As for support, which a few IMail people have complained about: The person
at UUNET was only able to say that everything appeared to be working fine,
but was not at liberty to admit that they had a serious network outage.
What about McAfee/NetworkAssociates WebShield SMTP? Last time I tried
E-mailing them, it took 2 weeks to say that they don't support WebShield
SMTP. This time, I tried finding a phone number on their web site, but
their web site was down again.
The moral of the story? Running a mail server isn't easy and isn't
foolproof. Things will go wrong. But, I must say, my experience with IMail
has been quite good!
-Scott
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