evelyn@uts.amdahl.com (Evelyn Mast) (09/25/90)
I would like to know the pros and cons of each of these mail bridges. I have an Appletalk network connected to ethernet via FastPath. The Sun workstations on ethernet handle email. I will be putting QuickMail on the Macs, and want a way to get mail to and from the Macs. I know that GatorMailQ uses SMTP and that UMCP/QM uses UUCP. Can anyone out there give me some help with this? There is a HUGH price difference between the two, but I care a lot about functionality and support. Thanks! Evelyn evelyn@amdahl.com
mha@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) (09/28/90)
In article <eeq002WwcbGB01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> evelyn@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Evelyn Mast) writes: >I would like to know the pros and cons of each of these mail >bridges. You hit on one big advantage of UMCP\QM when you mentioned the huge price difference. Most importantly, UMCP\QM lets you create an unlimited number of connections, and provide service to an unlimited number of users, on a single QuickMail server machine, unlike GatorMail, which has a high price PER USER. One drawback to UMCP\QM in your situation may be that a serial connection, either by dialup or direct serial cable, could be unfeasible for you. If so, then GatorMailQ's ability to work over an ethernet link will be very important. As far as functionality and support go, UMCP\QM has made me very happy, both in what it can do, and the level of immediate, helpful support I get from Information Electronics when I have questions or problems. -- Mark H. Anbinder ************************* mha@theory.tn.cornell.edu BAKA Computers * ******* ...!batcomputer!memory!mha 200 Pleasant Grove Rd. H: (607) 257-3480 ****** Ithaca, NY 14850 W: (607) 257-2070 ***** Memory Alpha BBS 607-257-5822
joseph@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Seymour Joseph) (09/29/90)
If the cost of supporting a large number of users is becoming a barrier to using GatorMail-q, I suggest you check into a site license. We purchased a campus wide license for Rutgers University for $2k For that price we get code with no expiration date and no limit on the number of users. Seymour