[WinMac] RE: E-Mail System Research

Nishimura, Scott(Scott.Nishimura[at]trw.com)
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 08:27:18 -0700

Ethan,

   Wow, someone else who uses QuickMail! We were in the same
position a year ago: we looked at Netscape, Exchange, Groupwise,
and Notes. Exchange was chosen, although it isn't a very good
cross-platform choice: the native Mac client doesn't have
identical functionality and OWA (Outlook Web Access)
has problems of its
own in the email field so we decided to go with OWA for
calendar and Netscape IMAP for mail on the Mac side.
Netscape is a fairly good client but requires more instruction
and hand-holding than we initially thought.

   If everyone had a PC, Outlook would be a good choice.
(maybe not the best, but usable). But,
IMHO, it leaves a lot to be desired from a cross-platform
point of view.

(these comments are based on testing I did in June; since
then, MS has released service pack 1 for Exchange server
which may alter some or all of the above, especially the
comments about native Mac client and OWA functionality.)

Scott

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ethan C. Banks [mailto:ebanks@pcci.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 8:28 AM
> Subject: E-Mail System Research
>
>
> I am researching a new e-mail system for our mixed Macintosh
> and Windows
> user base.
>
> SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
> - Support 500 Mac & Windows clients retrieving/sending 20
> messages daily
> - Centralized address book
>
> OPTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
> - Forms, such as those provided by CESoft's QuickMail or Microsoft
> Exchange
> - Groupware functionality for calendar sharing, etc.
>
> We are trying to get away from CESoft's QuickMail
> LAN/Internet Mail Gateway
> package as our needs are beyond its capabilities. Comments
> on what you are
> doing in your cross-platform environment are greatly appreciated.
>
> ________________________________________________
> Ethan C. Banks - Network Engineer
> Pensacola Christian College & Related Ministries
>
>

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