Re: Help! Need to sell my company on Exchange!
From: Reiper (nobody_at_madeup.com)
Date: 01/07/05
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Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:31:35 -0700
I agree, the SBS 2003 server would help you on a lot of the issues. You
might check with your ISP to see if they'll do Spam filtering before
forwarding messages to the Exchange Server. I believe (not having done
this) that it can be done since my ISP claims they can do it??? If not
there are third party software that will attach to Exchange Server and
filter Spam messages. We have Symantec Mail Security and you could go nuts
building all sorts of Spam filters...
Anyway, let us know how it turns out!
"Jayson Avner" <garion1138@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:u2p0GSO9EHA.3828@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've been a lurker for several months now, and I have to start by saying
> that these posts have helped me more times than I care to count. So thanks
> to all!
>
> At the moment I work full-time for a nutritional supplement company north
> of
> San Francisco. We're a small business (not using SBS for reasons I can't
> quite comprehend) with 15 users.
>
> And sadly, we're using SMTP and IMAP accounts from our ISP for our
> "messaging system."
>
> The IMAP accounts fail on a regular basis, so the employees that use them
> must remove the box from Outlook and remap the account daily. Interoffice
> messaging is, naturally, a joke. It probably shouldn't even be considered
> "interoffice," given that every email has to travel outside the company
> network to get from one desk to another.
>
> My boss and several other company executives constantly complain about
> lack
> of communication, yet despite my constantly extolling the virtues of
> Exchange via emails, during meetings, and informal talks with other
> employees, my boss won't let me implement it. It's not even a money or
> hardware issue - we've got all that covered.
>
> Mostly, he says he doesn't want Exchange for fear of spam. Apparently, our
> ISP uses a great filter...so good, in fact, that most of our employees
> regularly miss emails from customers and suppliers because they are
> mistakenly flagged as Spam and never reach their Outlook inbox.
>
> So, because my boss apparently does not care about centralized email
> backups, how much shared calendars can help keep everyone on track and
> informed, how public folders would probably be better than the rediculous
> web-based message board application we just wrote (and now he wants to add
> a
> feature that will let people email important message board posts to other
> employees...as if that doesn't defeat the point and lend my argument about
> *just using Exchange* a lot of credit), we still won't do it.
>
> To cut this already-too-lengthy message short, I'm trying to find advice
> on
> how to sell my company on Exchange. To me, Exchange is 3/4 of the reason
> to
> even *have* a network in the first place.
>
> Anyway, if someone could offer some advice, I'd be forever grateful.
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Jayson
>
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