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From: karl@naitc.uucp (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: EMAIL for IBM PC's - SMTP Ethernet service
Message-ID: <1990Jul16.204030.4818@naitc.uucp>
Date: 16 Jul 90 20:40:30 GMT
Reply-To: kdenning@nis.naitc.com
Organization: A.C. Nielson Co.
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We're looking for a PC-based SMTP Email package for MSDOS.

Requirements:
1)	Must coexist with PC/NFS or something similar (we're willing
	to look at other packages for file service as well).

2)	Should allow for keeping of the mail on the SERVER.  We definately
	do not want each PC to have a local copy of the email!

3)	Can either use a "daemon pickup" type of outgoing mail capability 
	(where the client puts the mail in an "outbox" and a daemon
	processes it for delivery), or a direct SMTP connection to the 
	server.  Either is acceptable.

4)	Must be full-screen and "windowey".  No line-oriented packages need
	apply.

5)	Must co-exist with Unix accounts on the same machine; that is,
	if can't "steal" email from existing Unix accounts unless the user
	specifies so (or an administrator does).

6)	Should be reasonable to acquire; we're looking at perhaps 100 copies
	or more, and if it's too expensive I'll just write it myself!

7)	Should not be a TSR.  It >is< acceptable for the client to read
	the mail off a net USE'd drive; in fact, that may be preferrable.
	For outgoing transmission an SMTP connection would appear to be
	ideal.

8)	Ease of use is a must; folder support and the like is a big plus.

Commercial and free packages welcome.  If we can't find one, we'll have to
write it from scratch.  Whatever is recommended has to be usable in a
commercial environment; we definately will be doing that.

Thanks in advance!

--
Karl Denninger
kdenning@ksun.naitc.com
(708) 317-3285