barch97
DARTH MENSES  Posts: 588 Registered: 6/18/2003 Offline
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9/18/2003 at 13:27 |
I've been using microsoft mail for about 6 years in my small office. As far as I can tell, Microsoft no longer supports microsoft mail. I kinda saw this coming when microsoft mail postoffice was not included in windows 98. No problem, I just kept an old computer loaded with windows 95 to administer microsoft mail accounts. Well, that wasn't good enough for microsoft. They have now stopped providing microsoft mail access via microsoft outlook. The last version of microsoft outlook that really supported microsoft mail was 6 but, I was able to get microsoft outlook 2000 to access my microsoft mail postoffice.
It seems that microsoft outlook 2002 will not allow this at all or at least they make it VERY difficult. I have had to uninstall microsoft outlook 2002. Install microsoft outlook 2000. Setup for microsoft mail. Then install microsoft outlook 2002. This has allowed me to use microsoft mail with microsoft outlook 2002. I am not happy about this.
There has got to be an easier way. It seems that microsoft would prefer that I use microsoft exchange server instead of microsoft mail postoffice. The trouble is, I can't seem to find my free copy of microsoft exchange server that replaces my free microsoft mail postoffice. Nor can I find instructions/directions/system requirements regarding the installation & setup of microsoft exchange server.
I've got about a dozen stations in the office. There's about nine people working here. We VERY often need to transfer email, documents, files, etc. between people and stations. Microsoft mail did this job fantastically. I'd like to avoid having everyone begin transferring the before mentioned items via our pop/smtp email system because there are obvious speed and volume issues.
Maybe I don't need exchange server. Maybe there's a better way. Please post any help, suggestions, instruction, questions, etc. that might help me even just a little bit.
Thanks in advance.
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mudvayne_69_69_69
Pride of Canadia  Posts: 979 Registered: 6/19/2003 Offline
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9/18/2003 at 13:47 |
Did you try clicking your heels together 3 times, saying: there's no place like home, there's no place like home. That might work.
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yazirian
SIR BABYHEAD  Posts: 63 Registered: 1/3/2003 Offline
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9/18/2003 at 13:49 |
Postfix and qmail are both free, and Sendmail too (though it has a poor track record security-wise). Not only are these things free, they are actively being developed, not abandoned, and are way higher performance than you can possibly outgrow. Of course, I am not sure you can run these on Windows, or how well they work if you can; I would be running them on a linux server. |
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vasudeva
Bad Taste in your Mouth   SSHOLEPosts: 4394 Registered: 3/8/2002 Offline
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9/18/2003 at 13:49 |
If Microsoft Mail (which I can't even type without a mental chortle) suits your needs so perfectly that you don't want to upgrade to a modern mail server, then don't upgrade your clients, either. There's no pressing reason you need to, necessarily. It suits your needs.
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barch97
DARTH MENSES Posts: 588 Registered: 6/18/2003 Offline
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9/18/2003 at 16:47 |
Did you try clicking your heels together 3 times, saying: there's no place like home, there's no place like home. That might work.
MUD no, I have not.
Postfix and qmail are both free, and Sendmail too (though it has a poor track record security-wise). Not only are these things free, they are actively being developed, not abandoned, and are way higher performance than you can possibly outgrow. Of course, I am not sure you can run these on Windows, or how well they work if you can; I would be running them on a linux server. I'll give them a look but, be forewarned... I'll be lookin' to you for tech support.
If Microsoft Mail (which I can't even type without a mental chortle) suits your needs so perfectly that you don't want to upgrade to a modern mail server, then don't upgrade your clients, either. There's no pressing reason you need to, necessarily. It suits your needs. I agree 100%
'cept when we get new computers, they come with new ms office cds and all the fucktards that make the decisions (how much I get paid being one of them) want the newer "better" versions installed.
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barch97
DARTH MENSES Posts: 588 Registered: 6/18/2003 Offline
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9/19/2003 at 13:57 |
OK, I've looked at the three things posted by yazirian and I have no idea what any of them are. Nothing on any of those sites makes any sense to me whatsoever. Maybe I'm an idiot. Or maybe I didn't describe what I am looking for well enough.
I can not believe that I am the only person that has ever had this problem. What are people that used to use microsoft mail postoffice using now? where did they go for help? what do I do? am I gonna die?
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barch97
DARTH MENSES Posts: 588 Registered: 6/18/2003 Offline
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9/19/2003 at 16:00 |
I think I may have found something
I can you all care... so, I'll keep ya posted 
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barch97
DARTH MENSES Posts: 588 Registered: 6/18/2003 Offline
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9/19/2003 at 16:27 |
WOO HOO!!!
all Fix0red
anyone else has this trouble, just run this lil' baby
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vasudeva
Bad Taste in your Mouth SSHOLEPosts: 4394 Registered: 3/8/2002 Offline
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9/19/2003 at 16:28 |
If Microsoft Mail (which I can't even type without a mental chortle) suits your needs so perfectly that you don't want to upgrade to a modern mail server, then don't upgrade your clients, either. There's no pressing reason you need to, necessarily. It suits your needs. I agree 100%
'cept when we get new computers, they come with new ms office cds and all the fucktards that make the decisions (how much I get paid being one of them) want the newer "better" versions installed. Then tell them if they want to demand modern versions of the client, they have to pay for modern versions of the server. Present it as a combo package. It just makes sense. Then, if they don't want to pony up for the backend that fits their requirements, tell them to get used to playing with older technology all the way around and continue browsing the web.
Or, your last solution you link to looks pretty decent. If that doesn't work, refer to the preceeding paragraph.
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mundhra
dread pirate neckbeard  SSHOLEPosts: 1615 Registered: 3/25/2002 Offline
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9/19/2003 at 19:20 |
yeah dude. seriously.
the stupids can't have it both fuking ways. well, at least they couldn't until you catered to them. |
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