[TriLUG] hosted vs inhouse mail server - email providers

[Joseph S. Tate]

Rackspace mail is much cheaper/user than gmail/exchange on those volumes.
Don't forget the cost of maintenance, installation, bandwidth and downtime.


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Chris Bullock <cgbullock at yahoo.com> wrote:

> So our email server is VERY old and has needed to be replaced for a few
> years now.  It's running postfix, dovecot, and mailman with Squirrelmail as
> the web UI.
> I have lost my Linux admin and we are having a very hard time recruiting
> any good talent that meets the skill set we desire for Linux.  So opinions
> the group are desired.  We have about 250 "accounts" running about 40
> various mailing list.  Most employees are mobile, ie meaning that they
> check email at shared computers throughout the day.  Since we are
> healthcare we have encryption requirements, currently all inbound and
> outbound emails go though mxlogic, or mcafee to be scrubbed, and encrypted
> if needed.  I've looked at hosted Exchange and gmail, but the price/user
> gets rather expensive when you add on all the features we need, not to
> mention email has been "free" for all these years.
>
> What is the group recommending?
> Chris
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Joseph Tate