Comment Enterprise Mail Systems and Exchange's Features (Score 1) 621
For starters, I'm no Exchange proponent. BUT, there are some feature concerns which should be addressed.
What is Exchange going to give you that your current system doesn't? Group calendaring and a global & searchable address book. There are the two big features you would receive. There's no doubt in my mind that your current setup is far more robust of a mail system, but if you need these features, you should consider Exchange or HP OpenMail.
If you want to increase the robustness, stability and/or security of your current mail system, consider replacing Sendmail with Postfix. You'll never consider using Sendmail again.
Qmail is another mail-only option as a replacement for Sendmail. The downside to Qmail is that users are forced to deal with the Bernstein deciples for support. Just subscribe to their mailing list and you'll see what I mean.
Don't let everyone here tell you that Exchange has no purpose--it does. It's simple to manage and offers functionality you don't currently have. In addition, standardizing on a MUA such as Outlook will make supporting your end users much easier in the long run (I'd consider doing this whether or not you switch mail systems).
-Jozero
What is Exchange going to give you that your current system doesn't? Group calendaring and a global & searchable address book. There are the two big features you would receive. There's no doubt in my mind that your current setup is far more robust of a mail system, but if you need these features, you should consider Exchange or HP OpenMail.
If you want to increase the robustness, stability and/or security of your current mail system, consider replacing Sendmail with Postfix. You'll never consider using Sendmail again.
Qmail is another mail-only option as a replacement for Sendmail. The downside to Qmail is that users are forced to deal with the Bernstein deciples for support. Just subscribe to their mailing list and you'll see what I mean.
Don't let everyone here tell you that Exchange has no purpose--it does. It's simple to manage and offers functionality you don't currently have. In addition, standardizing on a MUA such as Outlook will make supporting your end users much easier in the long run (I'd consider doing this whether or not you switch mail systems).
-Jozero
