Re: Good 3rd party POP software

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I wouldn't want to deal with a POP3 host like that either-- but
I'm just telling the OP that he could wind up looking like a goat instead of
a hero if he isn't prepared to deal with spam after he takes the POP3 server
out of the equation. I suspect that many POP3 hosts are doing at least some
sort of spam filtering even if they aren't advertising it simply as a matter
of self-preservation. You don't have to like it-- I certainly would rather
have a totally unfiltered mail stream-- but you have to be aware of it and
deal with it. If I suggest a change like that and all of a sudden the spam
starts pouring in, guess who gets the blame?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:efjyzZZOFHA.1172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Andrew M. Saucci, Jr. wrote:
> > Be careful. After you make the switch, you could get
> > inundated with spam. Some POP3 servers filter spam without even
> > telling you.
>
> Well, I wouldn't want to do business with anyone like that. How would you
> deal with missing mail? Whitelisting? False positives, etc?
>
> > After you switch, you're on your own. Not a negative
> > recommendation, just a "be prepared." I learned the hard way.
> >
> > "652Wowway" <cbigbelly@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:KZednfgIO6IU5c3fRVn-sw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> I would love to use it directly, but I have a Dynamic Ip address. I
> >> am on that thing called the Comcast PRO. Still think its a good
> >> idea? "Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]" <kweilbacMVP@xxxxxxx> wrote in
> >> message news:uAjqeEKOFHA.3560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> POPBeamer and GFI are the two that I hear the most about. Using the
> >>> POP3 connector is recommended for use when you have a small number
> >>> of users (generally 15 or less). You also lose a lot of
> >>> functionality with Exchange when you use a POP3 connector.
> >>> Microsoft as much says that it only put a POP3 connector in there
> >>> as a transition aid for a customer.
> >>>
> >>> Switching to SMTP is not a big deal ---change an MX record and your
> >>> A record, in most cases, and rerun cEICW on SBS and you're done.
> >>> For more reading on this, check out my blog post:
> >>> http://msmvps.com/kwsupport/archive/2004/10/23/16537.aspx
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
> >>> "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "652Wowway" <cbigbelly@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >>> news:woudnddj1q01tc3fRVn-iA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> I was told that PopBeamer was a wood 3rd party software
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone know of any other really good software that works the
> >>>> same way?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks
>
>


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