[IMail Forum] IMail Replacement compilation

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We have been using IMail since 1997 (it's crashing our 1st server almost put us out of business in 1997, that server is still running today). We currently have 2 mail servers that we run and several co-located customers who are also running IMail. We just built a new server to upgrade one of our IMail servers, at which time we would have renewed our service agreement with the hope to continue to use their product for another 7 years. All I can say to IMail's developers and support people is "thank you for the many years of use out of a great product."

Unfortunately since Ipswitch is no longer interested in meeting our needs by bloating a product beyond our needs we have decided to move on. We don't need all the bells and whistles, we just need a solid mail server that will handles 1000's of accounts on many domains and not break the bank. As such I have taken the time to read all the mail posted in the last few days and compile a list of commercial different solutions along with their cost to meet our needs. In all cases I looked for Unlimited Domains & Unlimited Users. If UNK is shown it means that the price was not clearly available or it was unclear.

I have indicated which products clearly listed a migration tool for IMail.

I have not distinguished which products have Group Ware (we don't care or need it) or have anti-spam/anti-virus capabilities (we are covered here - thanks to Len and IMGate) as most of them do now days.

If I have missed anyone or gotten the pricing wrong, I apologize.  I hope to put together a similar list of Open Source Software solutions that also meet our requirement of unlimited users with unlimited domains. Any suggestions here would be appreciated.


P.S.
I hope I got the capitalization of IMail and Ipswitch correct.

Deerfield:      http://www.deerfield.com/products/visnetic-mailserver/   $1,950.00

FTGate  http://www.ftgate.com/showpage.asp?id=57                        �600

Kerio           http://www.kerio.com/kms_active_dir.html                        UNK

MailEnable:     http://www.mailenable.com                                       $220

MailMax 5.5:    http://www.smartmax.com/mailmax.aspx                    $1499

MDeamon http://www.altn.com/                                            $1,980.00

Merak:          http://merakmailserver.com/Products/Mail_Server_Migration_Tool/  $Depends on options
Has migration tool.

ModusMail:      http://www.vircom.com/Products/Modus/ModusMail/                 UNK

SLMail Pro      http://www.slmail.com/default.asp                               $1,450

SmarterMail:    http://www.smartertools.com/Default.aspx                $495.00
                Discount pricing: http://www.plateaultd.com/xcart/customer/home.php?cat=254             $199.00
Has migration tool.

Surge Mail:     http://netwinsite.com/surgemail/                                $770

WinMail http://www.magicwinmail.net/technic.asp                 $1299

WorkGroupMail    http://www.workgroupmail.com/contactus.asp             $1495


Additional Products: http://www.emailman.com/win/servers.html

I am sure I have missed some as I only have 25 hours in a day to address potential areas of growth thrown my way. Hope this helps others at least in part of their search for a replacement to IMail.