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From: hallett@gemed (Jeff Hallett x5163	)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Mac Mail <-> UNIX
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Date: 18 Oct 89 20:38:47 GMT
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Reply-To: hallett@gemed.ge.com (Jeff Hallett x5163	)
Organization: GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee,  WI
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Howdy.

The  plan  is  to  get  a buncha    Macs (Mac IIci)  on managers'  and
secretaries' desks and allow them  to still communicate via email with
the software developers working on Sun workstations.  We are trying to
figure out whether  to  use MS Mail  or  CD Quickmail  (these are  our
options because we will be using one of the  mail bridges Cayman ships
to run on the Gatorbox).

I'm basically looking some info on MS Mail:

1.  Does the MS Mail server require a dedicated  Mac?  If not is there
a problem with running it on the Appleshare-serving Mac?

2.  How well does the nameserver work?  Basically, if Bob  has  a Unix
account and Mary the secretary wants to send him mail, how transparent
is Bob's location to her?  Does she need to know some long path or can
she do something like  "To: Bob" and the  nameserver  will fill in the
rest (e.g. like sendmail.cf).  Can a mail neophyte work it?

3.  Are custom forms supported as part of MS Mail?

4.  How much active support is required?  The issue here is stability.
Provided that  the Gatorbox doesn't go  down and the  Mac  running the
admin software stays  up, how  much people-time  is needed  to support
software  functions  (e.g.  adding    new users,  changing  nameserver
addresses,  etc).

5.  How fast is it?

6.   Does the Mac-side software deliver  to a single machine (e.g. Bob
at zone "A", node #42) or does it  require a public  arrangement (like
/usr/spool/mail on a server)?

Now, if  some brave  soul  could respond,  substituting "CE
Quickmail" for "MS Mail", I'd really be set.

Thanks much in advance.  You can email me and I  can summarize, or, if
people feel that others would benefit, just post-on.


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	     Jeffrey A. Hallett, PET Software Engineering
      GE Medical Systems, W641, PO Box 414, Milwaukee, WI  53201
	    (414) 548-5163 : EMAIL -  hallett@gemed.ge.com
     "Your logic was impeccable Captain. We are in grave danger."