Re: POP3 Relay From ISP



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reefnzl@xxxxxxxxx <reefnzl@xxxxxxxxx> typed:
>> Not in my experience - in fact, it's often cheaper. You aren't
>> paying anyone else to host your mailboxes
>
> Quite the opposite in my experience. Typically you need a fixed IP
> from most ISP's so your MX record can point to something -

Nope. There are a lot of dynamic DNS services out there - free.
www.dyndns.org is the one I usually use. Of course, I'd rather have a static
in place, but it isn't required.


> (yeah, bring on ddns on the Internet - it's coming)

It's here. :)

> then you sometimes
> get charged for SMTP dequeuing from your ISP.

Not if you're receiving mail sent directly to your server. There's no
dequeuing at all.(but I've never seen that incur an extra charge anyway).

> Pop boxes are designed
> for home users,

Right - hence, I don't think they're suitable when you have your own mail
server.

> therefore home user charges apply and most of the time
> they're bundled in free with your connection anyway.

Without your domain name, that is.
>
>> Your mileage may vary. POP is how a mail client asks a server for
>> mail. It is not designed for servers to talk amongst themselves
>
> Sure, SMTP is the protocol designed for server email, but POP3 works,
> irrelevant of what POP3 is designed for "in the market". Would you
> think Microsoft would have bothered to add it to their SBS product if
> they didnt think there was a requirement for it? No. Pop3 is here to
> stay and so are Pop3 collectors - especially for the SOHO market.

The fact that it's included doesn't make it a good thing to use when you
have other options. Even the most zealous SBS folks I know will say they'd
use it only in the interim between switching people over to Exchange &
hosting their own mail. As I said, YMMV....I avoid these things. They cause
problems. Lurk in the SBS groups if you doubt that.



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