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looking for recommenndation for mail

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by friscojw

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I have a client that is looking for the best way to utilize email, calandering and contact information. Problem is they want to do at the least expensive means. I think proposing SBS2000 on a server with RAID 5 would be ideal but I would like toeither A: Show in written format why this is the best way. B: Give them a comparision. C: Offer a Web solution.

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by james r linn

Number of questions you have to ask before you can make a recommendation.

How many users do they have?
How are the users sited geographically?
What kind of WAN typology do they have?
How much bandwidth do they have?
How important is internetmail?

Why are they looking at a new system?
What does their current technology base look like?

This process is called the requirements gathering process, and it should be done, and the results agreed to by the client, before you investigate things to recommend. I'd get it in writing.

James

by schasteen

i agree with james without that info why bother, i disagree after that the best e-mail box buy far is the as/400. Never goes down. Using lotus notes you have a solid e-mail system 99.999% uptime, tested many times over by independent sources, an verified by my 10 years of experience. e-mail me if you need clarification.

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