Silly question of the day #2: Hosted e-mail vs. Exchange on SBS2003

Good afternoon!

I know that this question is asked and answered often, but:

Question: why would it be a better idea to leave the e-mail with the current
hosting company (who also hosts their web site) vs. moving to Exchange 2003
SP2 when we are moving a client to SBS2003? Now, Internet connection at the
facility is excellent...we are not in Timbuktu! They are just down the road
from Virginia Tech....

Reason behind the question: same client, same setup (see previous
question). The guy who is kinda in charge of this new account does not want
to move them over to Exchange. Currently their e-mail is hosted by the same
company that hosts their web site and the e-mail "just works". They are
using various Clients (he does not know what they use...he *thinks* they use
the web mail "client" provided by the Hosting Company) to access e-mail
remotely. A couple of the guys at this client travel frequently (that is an
understatement).

Anyway, my points are that if we use Exchange 2003 SP2 then we can use IMF
v2 for anti-spam and, when the guys are on the road, have the option of OWA
(I can only image that OWA is 100% better than their current web mail
'client'. I have not seen what they use so I can not be sure, but I have
seen 12 - 15 different web mail clients in my time and they all blow!) or
RPC over HTTPS.

Thanks,

Cary


.

Relevant Pages

  • RE: A redirection to a URL in IIS 6
    ... In IIS at the Default Web Site click on the Documents tab and add the file ... I told the client just have them enter http://mail.companyname.com/exchange ... would be brought to the Exchange 2003 web based interface. ... The following child nodes also define the value of the "UNCPassword" ...
    (microsoft.public.exchange.admin)
  • RE: A redirection to a URL in IIS 6
    ... In IIS at the Default Web Site click on the Documents tab and add the file ... I told the client just have them enter http://mail.companyname.com/exchange ... would be brought to the Exchange 2003 web based interface. ... The following child nodes also define the value of the "UNCPassword" ...
    (microsoft.public.exchange.admin)
  • RE: A redirection to a URL in IIS 6
    ... Default Web Site - right click on the properties and then click on the ... I told the client just have them enter http://mail.companyname.com/exchange ... would be brought to the Exchange 2003 web based interface. ... The following child nodes also define the value of the "UNCPassword" ...
    (microsoft.public.exchange.admin)
  • Re: Retrieve Email From 3rd Party POP3 Server?
    ... > We're using Exchange 2000 set up behind a firewall. ... Our web site ... > hosting company provides us with a number of mailbox accounts, ...
    (microsoft.public.exchange.setup)
  • Re: Silly question of the day #2: Hosted e-mail vs. Exchange on SBS2003
    ... My second reason depends on the hosting company. ... Exchange, I control which messages come through and which don't. ... same client, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)