On Thu, Apr 14, 2005 at 07:43:18PM -0400, Fred A. Miller wrote:
On Thu April 14 2005 6:45 pm, Khanh Tran wrote:
This isn't specific to SuSE, but I'm looking for good arguments against my network going to Exchange, other than it's just bad. So, I'm asking
Sorry, and no insult intended to you, but someone HAS to be an idiot to even consider it based on how INSECURE it is!! I know there are MickySoft certified IT staff that are plum stupid and can't think logically - maybe it's one of them that's pushing for it.
Linux and other related mailing lists for assistance on gathering documentation on why Linux/Unix-based mail systems are better than Exchange for 2,000 user sized networks, specifically in education.
Any help is grately appreciated.
I'd simply gather all the security breech data I can find and submit it. This isn't going to be enough for a company, if you really want them to not use it, go online and look up prices. Remember of course not just prices, but how much it would cost for the particular lisence you'd need, and make a slide show or something and show how much it's going to cost, how much you'll need to spend on it because I believe Exchange is a lisence based cost (Sorry can't help more with this but I don't work in IT, and never
have as of yet, I do research on these things myself though so just grab some information on cost, and after you have them thinking about that, THEN show the security problem this would more than likely create. Then start talking about down time. Being a Microsoft product every new worm that gets released, you'll be cleaning up after. Remind them this problem rarey exists in Unix.
Fred
-- The only bug free software from MickySoft is still shrink-wrapped in their warehouse..."
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