oh and i was notified that the license extends to the registry and sam so you would have to use an external database to stay compliant ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Matthew Lohr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:01:10 -0500
>My little opinion on this and remember i am saying opinion which is based on all I >have heard from talking to people with microsoft and other vendors. the 10 >concurrent limit is in effect on NT workstation , 200 pro and xp pro. This applies >to the operating system and all MS services running on the machine. Any 3rd party >services are not covered by this. Since IMail technically uses all of it's own >services it is not covered by the EULA of MS. I have heard the argument that smtp >needs tcp/ip so MS can regulate it but I have had no one at MS that could actually >point out to me that tcp/ip itself is covered under the agreement after all MS does >not own the copyright to TCP/IP. Again I could not find anyone to substantiate this >with documentation and I find that if MS people can't substantiate that it is a >violation of the EULA then it must not be a violation > >---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >From: "Todd Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 15:36:50 -0600 > >>EULAs aside, Win2k Server should have better IMail performance than Win2k >>Pro b/c the server version gives a priority benefit to background processes >>(ie: Services) and the Pro/Desktop version gives a priority benefit to >>foreground processes (ie: XL, Graphics). This goes way back into the >>history of NT3.x and goes to the heart of what the two products were meant >>to do. >> >>I still would not go with XP just because its the new in thing. In fact, I >>would not go with it specifically because its the new in thing. Its not >>tested enough yet in a high performance business environment. I don't know >>of any major corps that have adopted XP yet. My opinion is to wait and see >>what the XP-SP1 fixes. >> >>Todd >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert Haskett >>Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 2:26 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Win XP >> >> >>>>1)Windows XP is a desktop OS....IMail is a mail server....hence the OS >>named >>>>Windows 2000 Server...enough said.. >> >>The arrogance of that statement is unbelievable. I quote from the Ipswitch >>webpage "IMail Server is an easy-to-use, web-enabled, secure and >>spam-resistant mail server for Windows NT/2000/XP." I don't see the word >>SERVER there anywhere. >> >>I still think the jury is still out on whether or not running Imail on WinXP >>or Win2K Pro is a violation of the EULA. I have read through the EULA and I >>don't agree that it is a violation. Using XP or 2000 Pro to run Imail in my >>opinion is drastically different that having someone "login or signon" to >>the server to use print or file services. I have read all the propaganda on >>here on a number of threads so don't everybody start flaming me. Just >>offering my opinion to the above ludicrous statement. >> >>I run Imail on Win 2K Server JUST so that the M$ police don't ever come >>knock down my door. Just to be safe. Billy Gates has spies everywhere. >> >>>>2)with that volume the XP will probably croak ......quickly.. >> >>And your proof of this statement is? 3000 users is NOT a huge load on an >>Imail server. There are Imail servers out there running alot more than that. >> >>Now with all that said, run Imail on a Win 2K Server (even though it runs >>FINE on Win 2K Professional or NT 4.0). Just don't enable IIS services and >>avoid all the security crap that IIS brings with it. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Maurice >>Lovelady >>Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 1:14 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Win XP >> >> >>Acouple of points to make here: >> >>1)Windows XP is a desktop OS....IMail is a mail server....hence the OS named >>Windows 2000 Server...enough said.. >>2)with that volume the XP will probably croak ......quickly.. >>3)As someone else pointed out you be in direct violation of your EULA to run >>XP Pro as a server even if it would accept all those simultaneous >>connections >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ben Granholm >>Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 9:05 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Win XP >> >> >>Is anyone out there running Imail 7.x on Win XP Pro? We are going >>upgrading our server and we are seeing if it makes any sense to get 2000 >>server over win xp pro. All we will run on it is the mail server and we >>have the unlimited license with approximately 3000 addresses. We see a >>decent volume of mail in our peek times. Can any of you give me any >>advice? >> >>Ben Granholm >>MAP Internet, Inc. >> >> >>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/ >> >> >>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/ >>--- >>[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] >> >> >>--- >>[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] >> >> >>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/ >> > > > > > >________________________________________________________________ >Sent via the WebMail system at lohrtech.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/ > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at lohrtech.com Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. 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