Re: as400 as exchange server

["Eric N. Wilson" <doulos1@xxxxxxxx>]

Personally I think that exchange is a bloated tool for email... I like
sendmail on my Linux server... Fast and cheap!

Eric

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Eric N. Wilson
President
Doulos Software & Computer Services
2913 N Alder St.
Tacoma WA 98407


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Crothers" <bob@cstoneindy.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 4:59 AM
Subject: RE: as400 as exchange server


> LS,
>
> NT is just a tool.  And so is our beloved AS/400.  If you choose to not
use
> all of the tools at your disposal, cool.  Your customers will become my
> customers.
>
> Regarding Exchange server vs AS/400 SMTP, from what I have heard the
AS/400
> SMTP pretty much sucks.  And MS Exchange is very good.  Use the best tool
> for the job.  In this case, it is NT.
>
> The discussion is not about data base applications.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Crothers
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of L. S. Russell
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 4:59 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: as400 as exchange server
>
> With the AS/400 you can afford to spend a little time in the sand, after
> all there are no security snafu's like the Win2000 fiasco a few weeks
> ago.
> As for data base applications, there is little or no data base server
> administration on the AS/400 compared to the mountains of work it takes
> to keep the BSOD at bay with WinXXX.
> Take the average AS/400 and the average NT box and compare uptime. NT is
> a cute little OS, but nowhere near as solid as OS/400 never has been and
> never will.
>
> Tim McCarthy wrote:
> >
> > Well thanks for explaining the obvious! We may be AS/400 bigots but
> > let's cut the crap. For a lot of applications the Microsoft solution is
> > better and this is one. Bury your heads in the sand all you want.
> >
> > TrailBlazer Systems, Inc.
> > http://www.as400ftp.com
> > AS/400 Communications & E-Commerce Solutions
> >
> > Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: L. S. Russell [SMTP:leslier@datrek.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 1:13 PM
> > > To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > > Subject:      Re: as400 as exchange server
> > >
> > > Exchange server will only run until Win*** crashes and the same goes
> > > for
> > > any product for Win***, when the OS is up your server software is up
> > > and
> > > that is that.
> > >
> > > --
> > > L. S. Russell Programmer/Analyst
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> > > Springfield, TN. 37172
> > > mailto:leslier@datrek.com
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