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Re: BMITU

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vadim Antonov)
Thu Sep 4 17:55:24 2003

Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 14:54:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Vadim Antonov <avg@kotovnik.com>
To: Robert Boyle <robert@tellurian.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.20.2.20030904115857.04e347d0@mail1.tellurian.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu



Communigate Pro is not a Windows mail server... It runs on nearly
everything; and can handle millions of accounts (it has extensive
clustering support).  Check their website: www.stalker.com for specs.

--vadim

On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, Robert Boyle wrote:

> 
> At 11:02 AM 9/4/2003, you wrote:
> >This is my first post so please be gentle.
> >
> >I would like to get some opinions on the Best Mailserver in the Universe.
> >Is there a more appropriate list for this question?
> >
> >I have looked at Communigate Pro, IMAIL, and others.
> >
> >I am interested in integrated solution that can scale to handle 500k
> >accounts
> >
> >Any experience good / bad would be great.
> 
> None of the Windows mail servers listed above or the others such as 
> Mailsite, MDaemon, Merak, etc. are capable of more than 10-20k active 
> users. Forget about 500k with any you have listed. If you want a solid mail 
> server which WILL handle 500k users and will run on Windows and most *nix 
> platforms, look at Surgemail from http://www.netwinsite.com It is 
> incredibly scalable and VERY fast. It uses a spam assassin-like filter 
> which is written in C so it is at least 20-100 times faster than spam 
> assassin and 95% as effective. It includes support for AVAST anti-virus and 
> the webmail program is powerful, fast, and includes support for PGP. It is 
> an AWESOME product and the support and developers are top notch too. I 
> don't have any vested interest in the company, but I am a very happy 
> customer. (They also make DNews which many people here are probably 
> familiar with)
> 
> -Robert
> 
> 
> Tellurian Networks - The Ultimate Internet Connection
> http://www.tellurian.com | 888-TELLURIAN | 973-300-9211
> "Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one." - 
> Francis Jeffrey
> 


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