Linux Exchange Server

[Ryan Finnesey]

I also hope that I do not start an Exchange/Anti-Exchange flame war.
But one other thing you can look into is licensing Exchange via an ASP
model.  I do not know how many users you need to support but Diversified
and many other company's offer hosted Exchange for about $20 a user and
can get as low as $14 per user monthly.  This will include your
Microsoft Outlook client license, Microsoft Exchange CAL, Backup
services, Active Directory ect... 

-----Original Message-----
From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
Behalf Of Steve Evans
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 7:57 PM
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: Linux Exchange Server

There is the external connector license.  But it sounds like that
probably wouldn't apply to your situation.  Impossible to say without
knowing anything about your scenario.

I think one of the best ways I've heard someone justify the cost of
Exchange is, "When your paying your employee $x0,000 a year, another $50
to make them productive isn't a big deal."

Hope I didn't start an Exchange/Anti-Exchange flame war. 


Steve Evans
SDSU Foundation

-----Original Message-----
From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
Behalf Of Corey S. McFadden
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 4:50 PM
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: Linux Exchange Server

Sure.  :-)  I think it's easily half the list price when you get into
any serious volume, but it's still based on a hard-count of devices or
users.  Some larger clients have expressed interest in concurrent (or
unlimited...) license models, so we're looking into alternatives.

Anyhow, thanks for the responses.

-Corey


At 07:31 PM 12/14/2003, you wrote:
>I'm assuming you've done more research on the price of the CAL's than 
>the Microsoft Exchange website?  I don't anyone pays the $67 list
price.
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>Steve Evans
>SDSU Foundation

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