Is SBS 2003 suited for this client?

From: Richard Fagen (no_spam_at_my_isp.com)
Date: 11/29/04


Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:23:25 -0500

Hi,

A client is currently running NT4 to host their email and FTP site.
I have never considered hosting email or a web site internally as I
prefer to use a 3rd party. For under $10/month, I get 20+ pop accounts
plus 100M of storage. This have worked flawlessly for many clients for
many years.

This client is a bit different as their FTP site is key to their
business. They are a photo lab and have their clients login remotely to
upload HUGE Photoshop files. At any time, they can easily have 10G of
data from their clients.

Important clients get their own folders and passwords (which they can
give to other 3rd party people too) while smaller customers publish to a
general folder.

I am fairly certain SBS 2003 is perfect for his needs but I want to make
sure. I have only used FTP sites in SBS for smaller upload/downloads
and never in such huge volumes.

Questions:

Can I moved their email to a 3rd party hosting company (they don't want
or need the complexities of Exchange) but have their customers access an
internal FTP site?

Is there anything special I should consider in the configuration of the
FTP site?

Thanks in advance

Richard