Re: [IMail Forum] List server archives and search engine

[NetQuick Mail Administration]

A good point, perhaps rather than adding to Imail they will spin off an List
program as a complimentary list server program to Imail.  Products that try
to be everything to every user (ala Swiss Army Knives) tend to do all things
poorly.  Our original software set up was one of those and it was true to
form.  Billing was a mess, Email un accounted for, dial-up accounts
inconsistent.  If they can implement half of the suggestions presented in
this list to just the Email portion of the next release I will strongly
recommend that my bosses buy the upgrade.

Kevin Childers

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gaudin, Marius (Softec)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 12:43 PM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] List server archives and search engine


> Eric,
>
> Thank you for asking. There's a bunch of features which would be
desirable.
> I also contributed several features to the IMail wishlist, BUT... today,
I'd
> prefer a product which does a single job as good as possible. I don't see
> any reason to "enhance" a product by adding features beyond it's main
focus.
>
> One of the best examples I know is Winzip (even if there's a free clone
> named powerarchiver by now). The worst example I know is MS's SMS,
> containing everything except a manageable software distribution (my
> apologies to all of you SMS cracks out there).
>
> If I need a powerful list server on Windows NT, I choose Lyris or
Listserv.
> They are designed for what they do, and they do it well. Don't re-invent
the
> wheel.
>
> To come back to your question: Keep IMail a powerful, up-to-date mail
> server. For enhancements, look at the list archives and add the most
> requested features like domain re-routing and open (standard) interfaces,
> e.g. for virus checkers and reporting tools. Then, let others do the
"out-of
> focus" work. Let THEM develop (and maintain!) the "nice-to-haves" for your
> product, like HKSI did with his web templates (good job, Ron!). I could
> imagine a powerful third-party add-on listserver based on IMail's open
> (standard) mailserver messaging interface...(to be developed).
>
> Regards, Marius
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric A. Shanbrom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 2:44 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] List server archives and search engine
>
>
> Actually the archive pointed to at the bottom of the list messages are not
> maintained by us. I honestly think that the list server you get with IMail
> is well worth the price you all are paying for it <FREE>. I would be
curious
> to hear what enhancements are looked for and what they would be worth to
> develop/add them.
>
> Eric S
> Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html
> to be removed from this list.
>
> An Archive of this list is available at:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
>

Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html 
to be removed from this list.

An Archive of this list is available at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/